Apartment 5, 75 Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NU

Apartment 5 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 2NU). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. At 105 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (53–105 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 (43 versus a best of 75). Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (April 2010); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since March 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 sits 126.4% above the 2005 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 61.2% below the postcode norm.