4 Athelstan Way, Tamworth, B79 8LB

4 Athelstan Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Tamworth (B79 8LB). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since June 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 223.5% above the 1999 sale of £98,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 45.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 99 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).