9 The Farthings, Birmingham, B17 0HQ

9 The Farthings is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B17 0HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. At 59 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (59–112 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 37.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £210,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.