29 Seymour Close, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7JD

29 Seymour Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Selly Park, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 7JD). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 47 m² this is the 5th smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 is 22.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 15.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it's 24.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 38 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold November 2023 for £95,000.