8 Barleycorn Drive, Birmingham, B16 0NA

8 Barleycorn Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B16 0NA). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 72 m² this is the 31st smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–146 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 36 units on file.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 72 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 35 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 15.1% below the postcode norm.