Apartment 22, 38 Ryland Street, Birmingham, B16 8DD

Apartment 22 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 8DD). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. At 62 m² this is the 55th 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 March 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 62 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 88 EPCs).