8 Barrack Close, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7HB

8 Barrack Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B75 7HB). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2006, a hold of 20 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. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 67% above the 2006 sale of £209,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 26.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.