Flat 5, 140 Middleton Hall Road, Birmingham, B30 1DL

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B30 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–54 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 9 units on file.

It hasn't traded since July 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 111.5% above the 2002 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 26.1% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 12 EPCs).