135 Minstead Road, Birmingham, B24 8PR

135 Minstead Road is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B24 8PR). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 35). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 45 m² this is the 4th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–171 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (19 versus a best of 71).

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 1.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 is 15.6% below the 2025 sale of £250,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 481.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £250,000 in March 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.