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Get startedApartment 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.
Apartment 3 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£119,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,802
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Apartment 3 is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,171
Street avg £1,872
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Mechanical ventilation installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Ventilation system changed
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21 December 2007Most recent
£80,802
Median price across the last 5 sales in B20 2SY: £108,500 (2024–2021).
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
B20 2SW
Soho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth. 57 schools nearby.
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