7 Great Arthur Street, Smethwick, B66 1DH

7 Great Arthur Street is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 20th smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to A, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 92).

Held since February 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 sits 98.1% above the 2009 sale of £52,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.