Petersbourne Court, Flat 1, Petersfield Road, Birmingham, B28 0AS

Petersbourne Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B28 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Petersbourne Court (42–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 42 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 25% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 41.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.