3a, The Avenue, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6NG

3a is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 6NG). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 61 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 sits 81.2% above the 2009 sale of £250,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.