7a, Beech Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5QJ

7a 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 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the 9th 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, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 is 10% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 22.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.