Apartment 8, 4 Parklands Avenue, Birmingham, B20 2SY

Apartment 8 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B20 2SY). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 4 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in December 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 29 EPCs).