97 Woodhouse Lane, Tamworth, B77 3AH

97 Woodhouse Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Tamworth (B77 3AH). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since January 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2010–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 sits 138.8% above the 2011 sale of £167,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 18.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.