Flat 3, 34 Frederick Road, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 8AD

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Stechford, Birmingham, Birmingham (B33 8AD). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the 7th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 50.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 15.9% below the 2007 sale of £364,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£638/sq ft) was about 629.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 50 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.