Flat 3, 5 Fentham Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6AA

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B23 6AA). It has a recorded floor area of 22 m² (around 237 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 22 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–29 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 (46 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since May 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 171.7% above the 1995 sale of £60,000. At 22 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (27 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).