3a, Beech Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5QJ

3a is a one-bedroom detached house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B23 5QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. At 51 m² this is the 7th 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 April 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 12.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 36% above the 2004 sale price. At 51 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.