1257 1259, Flat, Pershore Road, Stirchley, Birmingham, B30 2YT

1257 1259 is an end-of-terrace house in Stirchley, Birmingham, Birmingham (B30 2YT). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2022); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 66.7% below the 2023 sale of £430,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,737/sq ft) was about 1439.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 23 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold April 2023 for £430,000.