5 Kennedy Close, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1SW

5 Kennedy Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1SW). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 64 m² this is the 8th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (72 versus a worst of 13). The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 sits 157.5% above the 1999 sale of £56,300. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 51.8% below the postcode norm. At 64 m² it's 28% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).