Gwenda Works, Flat 6, 18 Legge Lane, Birmingham, B1 3LD

Gwenda Works is an end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B1 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 488 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2010) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 45 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in Gwenda Works, where floor areas span 39–118 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (85 versus a worst of 55).

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in August 2006. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 25.5% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 25.6% below the postcode norm.