Flat 6, 318 Hagley Road, Birmingham, B17 8BH

Flat 6 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B17 8BH). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (31–61 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (73 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good.

Held since January 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (48 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 17.4% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.