98b, Vicarage Road, West Bromwich, B71 1AG

98b is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in West Bromwich (B71 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 15.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 65.6% above the 2011 sale of £89,999. At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.