18 Newhall Farm Close, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1BQ

18 Newhall Farm Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Sutton Coldfield (B76 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since December 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 sits 225.9% above the 1998 sale of £40,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 52.3% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.