Flat, 13 Church Lane, West Bromwich, B71 1DB

Flat is a detached house in West Bromwich (B71 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 88 m² this is the 11th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home.

It hasn't traded since July 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -2.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 222% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² it's 17.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs).