1a, Marlborough Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 0EH

1a is a one-bedroom detached house in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, Birmingham (B36 0EH). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in January 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 24 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 is 24% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 97.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.