102 Arden Grove, Ladywood, Birmingham, B16 8HQ

102 Arden Grove is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ladywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B16 8HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 61 m² this is the 12th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since March 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £132,000 sits 340% above the 1997 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 65.9% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).