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Get started8 Richard Street West is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 8AL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in November 2010. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 sits 66.3% above the 2010 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Richard Street West valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On years held, 8 Richard Street West stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,357
Street avg £1,252
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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5 November 2010Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B70 8AL: £105,000 (2021–2010).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
B70 8LA
Closest school
0.2 km
Lodge Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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