Flat 3, 12 Botteville Road, Birmingham, B27 7YD

Flat 3 is a semi-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 2023. 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 Very Good, window efficiency went from 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).

It hasn't traded since April 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 33.7% above the 2002 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 107.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.