Abberton Court, Flat 8, 2 Dunlin Close, Birmingham, B23 7FW

Abberton Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B23 7FW). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 58 m² this is the 5th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in Abberton Court, where floor areas span 39–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 12.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 is 32.6% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 21.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.