Flat 4, 43 Cremorne Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5AQ

Flat 4 is a mid-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B75 5AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–49 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 (50 versus a best of 72).

Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 is 65.8% below the 2017 sale of £465,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,168/sq ft) was about 335.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 8 years ago, in December 2017.