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Get started85 Church Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in West Bromwich (B71 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in August 2003. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 106.4% above the 2003 sale of £117,250. At 98 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 18 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 7 years.
£117,250
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 7 years.
On floor area, 85 Church Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,196
Street avg £1,890
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Black Lake (West Midlands Metro) — subway entrance.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
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29 August 2003Most recent
£117,250
+136.9%over 7 years8 March 1996
£49,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B71 1BX: £192,000 (2025–2023).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
B71 1EL
Closest school
0.6 km
Hateley Heath Academy. 32 schools nearby.
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