23 Gorsty Close, West Bromwich, B71 3EB

23 Gorsty Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in West Bromwich (B71 3EB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 380.5% above the 1998 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 64.9% below the postcode norm.