4a, Johnson Road, Birmingham, B23 6PU

4a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B23 6PU). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 6th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 33 units on file.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 153.5% above the 2014 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 31.9% below the postcode norm. At 56 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in June 2014.