Arundel Court, Flat 2, 52 Barons Close, Birmingham, B17 9TL

Arundel Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B17 9TL). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity. At 58 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Arundel Court, where floor areas span 52–80 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 (43 versus a best of 77).

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in November 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 sits 143.3% above the 2000 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 42.8% below the postcode norm.