754a, College Road, Birmingham, B44 0AJ

754a is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B44 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 53 m² this is the 4th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–97 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 70). The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 24.8% above the 2011 sale price.