Flat 7, 71 Rednal Mill Drive, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8XZ

Flat 7 is a mid-terrace house in Rednal, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 8XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the 5th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since September 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 45 m² it's 23.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 48.8% above the 2004 sale price.