298 Orphanage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1BH

298 Orphanage Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 sits 190.2% above the 2002 sale of £94,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 40.7% below the postcode norm. At 78 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 15 EPCs).