Ash Tree House, Apartment 23, The Laurels, Fazeley, Tamworth, B78 3EH

Ash Tree House is a two-bedroom detached house in Fazeley, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 3EH). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. At 70 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Ash Tree House (53–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 70 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 34.5% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 22.2% below the postcode norm.