Apartment 3, 4 Parklands Avenue, Birmingham, B20 2SY

Apartment 3 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B20 2SY). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 69 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (45–69 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (35 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 47.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 35% below the postcode norm.