62a, Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BD

62a is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 is 42.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 63.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.