35 Compton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2DA

35 Compton Drive is a mid-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 2DA). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 24 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–121 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in November 2006. At 24 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 72.1% above the 2006 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.