98a, New Road, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 9HY

98a is a one-bedroom detached house in Rednal, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 9HY). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–109 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a loft. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64).

Held since August 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 116.3% above the 2001 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 19.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 17 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.