Flat 2, 2 Clent Way, Birmingham, B32 4NW

Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Birmingham (B32 4NW). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–57 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (65 versus a worst of 31). The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2020 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in April 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 39 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 53 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 374.5% above the 1997 sale of £25,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 44.9% below the postcode norm.