24 Doulton Drive, Smethwick, B66 1RA

24 Doulton Drive is a detached house in Smethwick (B66 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 64 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 33.7% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 27.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.