518a, Bearwood Road, Smethwick, B66 4BX

518a is a mid-terrace house in Smethwick (B66 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. At 98 m² this is the 19th 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.

Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 32.1% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 22.4% below the postcode norm.