13 South Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7SE

13 South Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kings Heath, Birmingham, Birmingham (B14 7SE). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–191 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2018 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2008 — 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. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 100.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.