Apartment 32, 7 Union Place, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7NF

Apartment 32 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Selly Park, Birmingham, Birmingham (B29 7NF). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 105 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (59–105 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (67 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 12.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 24.7% below the postcode norm. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.