506a, Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4BX

506a is a mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 761 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 71 m² this is the 11th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 14–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (23 versus a best of 71).

Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 32.2% below the 2018 sale of £205,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 52% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in January 2018.