45 Arden Grove, Ladywood, Birmingham, B16 8HG

45 Arden Grove is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ladywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B16 8HG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 59 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (35–59 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 374.5% above the 1995 sale of £25,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 73.1% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it's 28.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 25 EPCs).