Silverbirch Court, Flat 9, Orphanage Road, Birmingham, B24 0AB

Silverbirch Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B24 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 3rd 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 April 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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: 11.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 is 20% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 53.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 17 EPCs).