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

19 Whetstone Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Birmingham (B15 2QL). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 80 m² this is the 12th 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 September 2000 — that's 26 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 £189,000 sits 152% above the 2000 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 41.5% below the postcode norm.