Flat 1, 136 Gladstone Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1LL

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Birmingham (B11 1LL). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2007 — that's 18 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. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 16% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 312.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.