14 Melville Hall, Holly Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9NJ

14 Melville Hall is a three-bedroom detached house in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Birmingham (B16 9NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). At 94 m² this is the 13th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–120 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 19 units on file.

Held since November 1997 — that's 29 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 £241,000 sits 201.3% above the 1997 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 52.5% below the postcode norm.