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Get startedFlat 2 is a semi-detached house in West Bromwich (B70 6QE). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–49 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 56).
At 42 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Flat 2 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
EPC Rating for Flat 2 lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 2 sales in B70 6QE: £302,500 (2023–2009).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
B70 6PY
Closest school
0.6 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School. 36 schools nearby.