Flat 2, 65 The Limes, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8AF

Flat 2 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 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–52 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 53). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very 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: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 is 12.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 65.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2020 for £110,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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).