260b, Flat, Gospel Lane, Birmingham, B27 7AH

260b is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B27 7AH). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (54–81 m²). The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 8 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 is 28.9% below the 2007 sale of £440,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£757/sq ft) was about 409.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It hasn't traded since March 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 54 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 24 EPCs).