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Get started7a 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.
7a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 20 years.
£110,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 20 years.
Years Held for 7a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,075
Street avg £1,694
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
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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1 December 2017Most recent
£110,000
+11.1%over 11 years25 August 2006
£99,000
+41.5%over 3 years2 September 2002
£69,950
+42.8%over 2 years30 June 2000
£49,000
+22.5%over 2 years5 December 1997
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B23 5QJ: £320,000 (2025–2023).
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
B23 5EL
Closest school
0.6 km
Boldmere Junior School. 38 schools nearby.
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