31 Grove Gardens, Birmingham, B20 2EZ

31 Grove Gardens is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B20 2EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–62 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 124.8% above the 2004 sale of £52,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 74.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (40 m² median across 11 EPCs).