2a, Digby Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6HG

2a is a four-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B73 6HG). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £768,000 is 25.5% above the 2021 sale price. At 232 m² the property is well over the postcode median (169 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £612,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.