72a, Station Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5LA

72a is a mid-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B73 5LA). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 93 m² this is the 24th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–255 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 36 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 is 59% below the 2022 sale of £490,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£489/sq ft) was about 133.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.