Smithy House, Drayton Lane, Drayton Bassett, Tamworth, B78 3TX

Smithy House is a semi-detached house in Drayton Bassett, Tamworth, Tamworth (B78 3TX). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 sits 107.3% above the 2018 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 43.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in May 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.