Flat 1, 12 Botteville Road, Birmingham, B27 7YD

Flat 1 is a detached house in Birmingham (B27 7YD). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (76 versus a best of 81).

Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 52.6% below the 2023 sale of £325,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£755/sq ft) was about 285.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £325,000 in April 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.