1402a, Coventry Road, Yardley, Birmingham, B25 8AE

1402a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Yardley, Birmingham, Birmingham (B25 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–102 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have lagged Birmingham HPI: -3.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 22% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.