Flat 5, 16 Clent Way, Birmingham, B32 4NW

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B32 4NW). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 58 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to E, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (35 versus a best of 52).

At 58 m² it's 26.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 53 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2009–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 50% above the 2017 sale of £78,000. 9 years since the last transfer (June 2017).