Cotswold Court, Flat 4, Hill Village Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5JD

Cotswold Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B75 5JD). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 67 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Cotswold Court (67–68 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.