Silverbirch Court, Flat 14a, Orphanage Road, Birmingham, B24 0AB

Silverbirch Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B24 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 6th 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.

It hasn't traded since March 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 9.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 17% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.