1a, Frederick Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5QW

1a is a three-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B73 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 sits 451.4% above the 2001 sale of £53,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 76.4% below the postcode norm.