33 Griffin Gardens, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 0HU

33 Griffin Gardens is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Harborne, Birmingham, Birmingham (B17 0HU). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 426 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the 7th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 40 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 27 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 116.7% above the 2002 sale of £68,750.