Flat 1, 581 Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5HU

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B73 5HU). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 31 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 4 units on file.

At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).