81a, Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BY

81a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B75 5BY). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold August 2022 for £155,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£466/sq ft) was about 145.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.