588a, College Road, Birmingham, B44 0HU

588a is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B44 0HU). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 105 m² this is the 15th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 17 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

It hasn't traded since April 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 318.4% above the 2000 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 46.6% below the postcode norm.