8 Kennedy Close, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1SW

8 Kennedy Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B72 1SW). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 50 m² this is the 5th 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 across 10 units on file.

Held since April 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 11.2% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.