10a, Shaftmoor Lane, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7RS

10a is a mid-terrace house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 7RS). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 21 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (21–114 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 sits 281.3% above the 2002 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).