Apartment 4, 75 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 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–105 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 74). Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

Held since July 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 11.4% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.