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

19 Melville Hall is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Birmingham (B16 9NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–120 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2016. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since April 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £137,000 sits 89% above the 2000 sale of £72,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 23.7% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).