Apartment 14, 38 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8DD

Apartment 14 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B16 8DD). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. At 90 m² this is the 84th smallest of 89 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 89 units on file.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 88 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm.