Flat 5, 54 Summerfield Crescent, Birmingham, B16 0ER

Flat 5 is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B16 0ER). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (26–47 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 64). The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since April 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 sits 161.1% above the 2003 sale of £47,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 35.3% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).