19 Lychgate Close, Glascote, Tamworth, B77 2SE

19 Lychgate Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Glascote, Tamworth, Tamworth (B77 2SE). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 38 m² this is the 8th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (April 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (April 2009); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sale prices here have lagged Tamworth HPI: -0.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 is 35.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in July 2015.