Silverbirch Court, Flat 12, Orphanage Road, Birmingham, B24 0AB

Silverbirch Court is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B24 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 70 m² this is the 17th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in Silverbirch Court, where floor areas span 37–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 18 units on file.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 11.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 is 33% above the 2017 sale price. At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in January 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.