Hobbins Brook House, Apartment 5, Shropshire Way, West Bromwich, B71 1AU

Hobbins Brook House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in West Bromwich (B71 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 55 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Hobbins Brook House, where floor areas span 45–59 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (76 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 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. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 is 12.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 20.8% below the postcode norm.