1 Kettlebrook Road, Tamworth, B77 1AB

1 Kettlebrook Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Tamworth (B77 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 425 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–192 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 sits 57% above the 2012 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 250.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.