2 The Croft, Drayton Lane, Drayton Bassett, Tamworth, B78 3TX

2 The Croft is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Drayton Bassett, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 3TX). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 4-band jump. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record.

Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 sits 94.6% above the 2012 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 27.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). On the market in January 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.