Regency Court, Flat 4, 7 Cypress Square, Birmingham, B27 6NJ

Regency Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B27 6NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 65 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Regency Court (65–65 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (68 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since December 1998 — 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 sits 264.6% above the 1998 sale of £36,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 38.8% below the postcode norm.