16 Alvecote Cottages, Alvecote Lane, Alvecote, Tamworth, B79 0DJ

16 Alvecote Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Alvecote, Tamworth, Tamworth (B79 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 769 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 302.5% above the 1997 sale of £40,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 57.3% below the postcode norm.