27 Firbeck Grove, Birmingham, B44 0ND

27 Firbeck Grove is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B44 0ND). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 5th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2022. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 20.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 160% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £115,000 in November 2019.