2 Birkdale Court, Cardwell Crescent, Ascot, SL5 9BT

2 Birkdale Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ascot (SL5 9BT). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 71 m² this is the 8th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 67–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 9 units on file.

Held since April 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 40.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 sits 102.3% above the 2000 sale of £135,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 33.3% below the postcode norm.