514a, Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4BX

514a is a mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 96 m² this is the 17th 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 across 21 units on file.

Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 is 30.2% below the 2021 sale of £235,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 41.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold April 2021 for £235,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.