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Get started5a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B23 5QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since January 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 24.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 is 37.4% above the 2004 sale price. At 53 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.
5a changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.4% per year over 1 year.
£89,500
Growth on file: 24.4% per year over 1 year.
Years Held for 5a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,689
Street avg £1,737
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Chester Road Rail Station — railway station.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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21 January 2004Most recent
£89,500
+33.6%over 1 year23 September 2002
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B23 5QJ: £320,000 (2025–2023).
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
B23 5EL
Closest school
0.6 km
Boldmere Junior School. 38 schools nearby.
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