1a, Frances Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 3DU

1a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kings Norton, Birmingham, Birmingham (B30 3DU). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in July 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 sits 372.7% above the 1997 sale of £33,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 58.7% below the postcode norm. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 50 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.