4 Bernard Street, West Bromwich, B71 1PJ

4 Bernard Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Bromwich (B71 1PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since October 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 33.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 150.7% above the 2004 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 18.7% below the postcode norm. At 99 m² it's 19.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 30 EPCs).