Flat 1, 9 Mapleton Grove, Birmingham, B28 9RG

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B28 9RG). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (49–72 m²). The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 12.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £105,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.