Birch Close, Flat 4, 103 Greenfield Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0EH

Birch Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B17 0EH). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 61 m² this is the 9th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Birch Close, where floor areas span 53–66 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 (76 versus a worst of 39). The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in February 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 sits 86.4% above the 2002 sale of £95,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 38.3% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).