The Old Smithy, Church Lane, Middleton, Tamworth, B78 2AN

The Old Smithy is a four-bedroom detached house in Middleton, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 2AN). It has a recorded floor area of 253 m² (around 2723 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 253 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £1,222,000 is 35.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 31.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.