Chestnut Court, 871 Yardley Wood Road, Birmingham, B14 4BL

Chestnut Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B14 4BL). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 64 m² this is the 12th 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. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 2003 — that's 23 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). Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 17.3% above the 2003 sale price.