35 Grove Gardens, Birmingham, B20 2EZ

35 Grove Gardens is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B20 2EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 5th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 12 units on file.

It hasn't traded since October 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 17.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 143.8% above the 2003 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.