2 Princes Gate, West Bromwich, B70 6HU

2 Princes Gate is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in West Bromwich (B70 6HU). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 439 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 5th smallest of 63 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 41 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 62 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 is 24.3% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.