154a, Dial Lane, West Bromwich, B70 0EQ

154a is a detached house in West Bromwich (B70 0EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in November 2002. At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 22% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 sits 187% above the 2002 sale of £80,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 63.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.