4 Cygnet Court, Holly Lane, Smethwick, B66 1QQ

4 Cygnet Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Smethwick (B66 1QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 4 Cygnet Court (47–67 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 80). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 32.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 30.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £82,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.