31 Beech Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5QJ

31 Beech Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B23 5QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–135 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 24 units on file.

Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 15.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 22.2% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 30.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 23 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.