55 Lodge Road, West Bromwich, B70 8NZ

55 Lodge Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 8NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 48.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 sits 59% above the 2006 sale of £134,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 123.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.