Flat 2a, 28 Middleton Hall Road, Birmingham, B30 1BY

Flat 2a is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B30 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–33 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (78 versus a worst of 52). The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2018. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good.

It hasn't traded since October 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 94.3% above the 1998 sale of £87,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 31 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (26 m² median across 63 EPCs).