17 Crofton Gardens, Birmingham, B36 8NP

17 Crofton Gardens is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B36 8NP). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 73 m² this is the 28th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 57–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 89.7% above the 2007 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 59.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 28 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).