37 Church Lane, West Bromwich, B71 1DB

37 Church Lane is a mid-terrace house in West Bromwich (B71 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 733.3% above the 1997 sale of £15,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£17/sq ft) was about 82.6% below the postcode norm.