37 Athol Close, Birmingham, B32 3NH

37 Athol Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B32 3NH). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 56 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in April 2003. At 56 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 sits 250% above the 2003 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 62.6% below the postcode norm.