1 Avenue Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8ED

1 Avenue Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B21 8ED). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–114 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 17 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

It hasn't traded since August 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 24.4% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 109.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.