5 Butlers Close, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2PF

5 Butlers Close is a semi-detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B20 2PF). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. At 69 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (46–69 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 46.3% above the 2019 sale price. At 69 m² it's 27.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2019 for £82,000.