18 Whetstone Close, Farquhar Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2QL

18 Whetstone Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Birmingham (B15 2QL). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 76 m² this is the 7th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 69–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 23 units on file.

Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 sits 228.1% above the 1997 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 53.2% below the postcode norm.