6 Margaret Street, West Bromwich, B70 8LE

6 Margaret Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 8LE). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 sits 60.2% above the 2007 sale of £118,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 96.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.