5 Clipper View, Birmingham, B16 9DJ

5 Clipper View is a one-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B16 9DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 457 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–154 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (December 2010) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 sits 60% above the 2012 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 23.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.