5 Lower Queen Street, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RT

5 Lower Queen Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1RT). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 53 m² this is the 17th smallest of 50 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–136 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 50 units on file. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 49.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 49 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £142,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.