Apartment 1, 29 Longleat Avenue, Birmingham, B15 2DF

Apartment 1 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B15 2DF). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the 12th smallest of 49 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–130 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 (67 versus a best of 87). The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in December 2006. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 63 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 24.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.