181a, Cole Valley Road, Birmingham, B28 0DG

181a is a one-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B28 0DG). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 529 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (49–202 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to A, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 sits 58.9% above the 2001 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 26% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.