Harewood, Flat 5, 48 Barons Close, Birmingham, B17 9TL

Harewood is a one-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B17 9TL). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 52 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Harewood, where floor areas span 51–55 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (37 versus a best of 72).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold April 2019 for £150,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 is 27.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 59.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.