68 Cromwell Lane, Birmingham, B31 1AS

68 Cromwell Lane is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birmingham (B31 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 4th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 26 units on file.

It hasn't traded since July 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. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 is 44.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 24.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.