2a, Margaret Street, West Bromwich, B70 8LE
About 2a
2a is an end-of-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 8LE). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was F, 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 C (score 70), a 2-band jump.
Held since April 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £237,000 sits 220.3% above the 2000 sale of £74,000. At 99 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£74,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 2000Most recent
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in B70 8LE: £99,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in B70 8LE
3 Margaret Street, West Bromwich, B70 8LE
Sold Jul 2023
£147,0009 Margaret Street, West Bromwich, B70 8LE
Sold Nov 2020
£95,00010 Margaret Street, West Bromwich, B70 8LE
Sold Feb 2016
£99,00022 Margaret Street, West Bromwich, B70 8LE
Sold Jul 2015
£102,00015 Margaret Street, West Bromwich, B70 8LE
Sold Jun 2015
£74,000
Versus other Margaret Street homes
On co₂ emissions, 2a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£747
Street avg £1,024
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lyng Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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