21 Lychgate Close, Glascote, Tamworth, B77 2SE

21 Lychgate Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Glascote, Tamworth, Tamworth (B77 2SE). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 35 m² this is the 3rd 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 across 43 units on file.

At 35 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. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sale prices here have lagged Tamworth HPI: -6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 sits 53.5% above the 2012 sale of £79,500. On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.