8 Butlers Close, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2PF

8 Butlers Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B20 2PF). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 64 m² this is the 10th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–69 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 (41 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 1.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 11.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 68.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it's 18.5% 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). Last sale on file: £108,000 in August 2023.