5 Cross Street, Tamworth, B79 7EH

5 Cross Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Tamworth (B79 7EH). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–97 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 29 units on file. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in September 1999. Across 1999–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 67.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 sits 133.5% above the 1999 sale of £56,950. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.