Chestnut Court, 857 Yardley Wood Road, Birmingham, B14 4BL

Chestnut Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B14 4BL). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 61 m² this is the 7th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in Chestnut Court, where floor areas span 52–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (59 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 33.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 is 19.6% below the 2006 sale of £249,950, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 101% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Held since March 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).