23 Alleyne Road, Birmingham, B24 8EJ

23 Alleyne Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B24 8EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–112 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 18 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 31% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 188% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.