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Get started79 Vicarage Road is a semi-detached house in West Bromwich (B71 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2006. Past consents include new windows and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
Proposed conversion into two self contained flats with addition of new window and door in front elevation.
79 Vicarage Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
On floor area, 79 Vicarage Road stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Black Lake (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in B71 1AJ: £140,000 (2021–2010).
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
B71 1BP
Closest school
0.2 km
St Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 28 schools nearby.