Apartment 2, 15 Caban Close, Birmingham, B31 1TU

Apartment 2 is a detached house in Birmingham (B31 1TU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft). At 70 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (70–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 78). The latest certificate (December 2012) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 40.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 21.7% below the postcode norm. On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.