5 Europa Avenue, West Bromwich, B70 6TJ

5 Europa Avenue is a detached house in West Bromwich (B70 6TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since December 1999, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 sits 482.5% above the 1999 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 72.9% below the postcode norm. At 81 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 6 EPCs).