5 Dora Road, West Bromwich, B70 7SR

5 Dora Road is a mid-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 7SR). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 1996, a hold of 30 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. At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £208,000 sits 372.7% above the 1996 sale of £44,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 71.8% below the postcode norm.