Orb, Apartment 29, 107 Carver Street, Birmingham, B1 3AP

Orb is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B1 3AP). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity. At 74 m² this is the 21st smallest of 27 units on EPC record in Orb, where floor areas span 42–108 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 27 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 74 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 36 EPCs). Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 is 21.7% above the 2007 sale price.