Flat 1, 117 Summerfield Crescent, Birmingham, B16 0EN

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B16 0EN). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in January 2023 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. At 30 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 18–45 m².

It hasn't traded since December 1997, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £159,000 sits 169.5% above the 1997 sale of £59,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 89.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 66 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).