Flat 3, 2 Malvern Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6EH

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 6EH). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. At 28 m² this is the 4th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–157 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).