8 Adams Close, Smethwick, B66 1HD

8 Adams Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 1HD). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since December 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 571.2% above the 2000 sale of £36,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 72.9% below the postcode norm.