7a, Durham Drive, West Bromwich, B71 1HS

7a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Bromwich (B71 1HS). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 63.2% above the 2013 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.