Flat 1, 12 Melville Road, Birmingham, B16 9LN

Flat 1 is a detached house in Birmingham (B16 9LN). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 94 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (94–102 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (151 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 27.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 20.2% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £170,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.