65 Lodge Road, West Bromwich, B70 8NZ

65 Lodge Road is a mid-terrace house in West Bromwich (B70 8NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 421.3% above the 1998 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£20/sq ft) was about 69.3% below the postcode norm.