3 Heathlands Grove, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 4BA

3 Heathlands Grove is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Northfield, Birmingham, Birmingham (B31 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 9th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 42 units on file.

It hasn't traded since June 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 18.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 is 24.7% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 57.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 41 EPCs).