Apartment 5, 242 Station Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7EE

Apartment 5 is a semi-detached house in Balsall Common, Coventry, Coventry (CV7 7EE). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 44 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–104 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 (68 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 is 33.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 59.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (September 2015).