7 Farmdale Grove, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 9NA

7 Farmdale Grove is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rednal, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 9NA). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 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. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 15.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 is 23.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 40.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).