Birch Close, Flat 5, 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 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Birch Close (53–66 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 (39 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Last sale on file: £175,000 in July 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 11.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 30.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.