Flat 1, 118 Greenfield Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0EG

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom detached house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B17 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–58 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 (53 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 15.9% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2023 for £138,000.