Rutland, Flat 5, 50 Barons Close, Birmingham, B17 9TL

Rutland is a one-bedroom detached house in Birmingham (B17 9TL). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Rutland, where floor areas span 52–81 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 (40 versus a best of 72).

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £158,000 sits 209.8% above the 2000 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 46.8% below the postcode norm.