84 Arden Grove, Ladywood, Birmingham, B16 8HQ

84 Arden Grove is a mid-terrace house in Ladywood, Birmingham, Birmingham (B16 8HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the 3rd 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 (December 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

It hasn't traded since October 2000, a hold of 26 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 £137,000 sits 142.5% above the 2000 sale of £56,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 21.6% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).