Brook House, Flat 6, 288 Stourbridge Road, Catshill, Bromsgrove, B61 9LQ

Brook House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Catshill, Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove (B61 9LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 55 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Brook House (55–58 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 (50 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Bromsgrove HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 30.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 24.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.