Arden Court, Flat 32, 416 Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 9NQ

Arden Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Erdington, Birmingham, Birmingham (B24 9NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (October 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 54 m² this is the 8th 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, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since January 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 248.4% above the 1995 sale of £31,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 60.4% below the postcode norm.