Flat 6, 14 Yardley Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6ED

Flat 6 is a detached house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 6ED). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–67 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (66 versus a worst of 45). The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs).