Apartment 2, 8 Nursery Drive, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2SW

Apartment 2 is a two-bedroom detached house in Handsworth, Birmingham, Birmingham (B20 2SW). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 64 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (59 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).