Flat 1, 23 Minstead Road, Birmingham, B24 8PS

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B24 8PS). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 sits 106.1% above the 2003 sale of £82,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 78.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.