Orb, Apartment 32, 107 Carver Street, Birmingham, B1 3AP

Orb is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B1 3AP). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. At 81 m² this is the 26th 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, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 81 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 36 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 is 21.7% above the 2003 sale price.