5 Margaret Street, West Bromwich, B70 8LE

5 Margaret Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 8LE). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 20% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 761.1% above the 1996 sale of £18,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£23/sq ft) was about 72.7% below the postcode norm.