Orb, Apartment 35, 107 Carver Street, Birmingham, B1 3AP

Orb is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B1 3AP). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 56 m² this is the 11th 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 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £199,950. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.