Flat 1, 65 The Limes, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8AF

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom detached house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B24 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–52 m²). The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 0.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 105.6% above the 2022 sale of £53,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 20% below the postcode norm. At 52 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 40 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £53,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.