5 Princes Gate, West Bromwich, B70 6HU

5 Princes Gate is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 6HU). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the 44th 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. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since November 2005, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2005, sale prices here grew 0.3% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 15.8% above the 2005 sale price.