Mentone Court, Flat 3, 5 Hawthorn Park, Birmingham, B20 1AD

Mentone Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B20 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 59 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Mentone Court, where floor areas span 55–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

It hasn't traded since April 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 59 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2011, sale prices here grew 0.3% per year, broadly in step with Birmingham's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 50% above the 2011 sale of £86,000.