426a, Kingstanding Road, Birmingham, B44 9SA

426a is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B44 9SA). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 59 m² this is the 4th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since January 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 59 m² it's 24.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 20% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 63.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.