24 Eastbrook Close, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1DD

24 Eastbrook Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sutton Coldfield (B76 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since January 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 is 45.7% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 36% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.