Flat 2, 7 Elmdon Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6LJ

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Acocks Green, Birmingham, Birmingham (B27 6LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 5th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom.

At 38 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 33 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).