Flat 2, 11 York Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9HX

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Birmingham (B16 9HX). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 58 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (58–84 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 (39 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £227,000 sits 59.3% above the 2000 sale of £142,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).