37 New Street, Hill Top, West Bromwich, B70 0HW

37 New Street is a semi-detached house in Hill Top, West Bromwich, West Bromwich (B70 0HW). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 sits 111% above the 2007 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 31.1% below the postcode norm. At 90 m² it's 23.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.