56 Arden Grove, Ladywood, Birmingham, B16 8HQ

56 Arden Grove is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ladywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B16 8HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 56 m² this is the 7th 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 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 29.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 58.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.