14 Leybourne Grove, Birmingham, B25 8EG

14 Leybourne Grove is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B25 8EG). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 47 m² this is the 20th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 26 units on file. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 342.3% above the 1999 sale of £26,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£51/sq ft) was about 66.6% below the postcode norm. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.