1197a, Pershore Road, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2YT

1197a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stirchley, Birmingham, Birmingham (B30 2YT). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 41). The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in November 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 sits 223.5% above the 1998 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 70.4% below the postcode norm.