9 Birch Road, Southville, Bristol, BS3 1PE

9 Birch Road is a mid-terrace house in Southville, Bristol, Bristol (BS3 1PE). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 55 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (55–152 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 27 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 36.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 is 32.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 84.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (October 2015).