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

20 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. 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, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good.

Held since September 1999 — that's 27 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 £197,000 sits 195.1% above the 1999 sale of £66,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 47.9% below the postcode norm.