1a, Barker Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NY

1a is a five-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B74 2NY). It has a recorded floor area of 316 m² (around 3401 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

It hasn't traded since March 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 316 m² the property is well over the postcode median (216 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,352,000 sits 59.1% above the 2008 sale of £850,000. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.