9 Shepherds Gardens, Birmingham, B15 1HB

9 Shepherds Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B15 1HB). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 69 m² this is the 34th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 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: 17.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 47.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.