Apartment 5, 53 Sherborne Street, Birmingham, B16 8FQ

Apartment 5 is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 8FQ). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 322 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 30 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 43 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2005–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 sits 75.1% above the 2011 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 32.4% below the postcode norm. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (48 m² across 80 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.