57 Boatmans Reach, Birmingham, B14 6QZ

57 Boatmans Reach is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B14 6QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 45 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2015); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 181% above the 2018 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 30% below the postcode norm. Sold December 2018 for £42,000.