2 Bournville Mews, Oak Farm Road, Birmingham, B30 1ER

2 Bournville Mews is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B30 1ER). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 65), 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, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

At 58 m² the property is well over the postcode median (37 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across 2009–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 41.4% above the 2015 sale price.