Flat 4, 65 The Limes, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8AF

Flat 4 is a 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 1967-1975 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 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in August 2006. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 123.3% above the 2006 sale of £51,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 22.4% 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).