Arden Court, Flat 2, 416 Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9NQ

Arden Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B24 9NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; 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 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 50 m² this is the 6th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in Arden Court, where floor areas span 38–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 18 units on file.

It hasn't traded since February 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 122.9% above the 2011 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 34% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 44 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).