98a, College Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B44 8DA

98a is a detached house in Perry Barr, Birmingham, Birmingham (B44 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average.

At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Last sold in November 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 44.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 16.9% below the postcode norm.