8a, York Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6TE

8a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B23 6TE). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). At 72 m² this is the 6th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Held since April 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 sits 215.6% above the 2004 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 65.8% below the postcode norm.