Apartment 4, 73 Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NU

Apartment 4 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 2NU). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (51–110 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (62 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since September 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 is 20.9% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.