69 71, Flat 3, Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, B70 6PY

69 71 is a mid-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 6PY). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 29 m² this is the 15th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in 69 71, where floor areas span 10–29 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 17 units on file.

At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (45 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).