Flat 3, 118 Greenfield Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0EG

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B17 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 47 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 53). The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 13.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 28.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.