35a, Thynne Street, West Bromwich, B70 6PH

35a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Bromwich (B70 6PH). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 44 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. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 421.3% above the 2001 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£32/sq ft) was about 66.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.