Almond House, Flat 9, 56 Longwood Road, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 9NQ

Almond House is a semi-detached house in Rednal, Birmingham, Birmingham (B45 9NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 705 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 66 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Almond House, where floor areas span 62–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in November 2000. Sale prices here have outpaced Birmingham HPI: 15.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 195.3% above the 2000 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 39.4% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).