Flat 2, 7 Chinley Grove, Birmingham, B44 0NY

Flat 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Birmingham (B44 0NY). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (23 versus a best of 66).

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.