6b, Reservoir Retreat, Birmingham, B16 9EH

6b is a seven-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B16 9EH). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 is 11.4% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 73.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.