The Smithy, Church Road, Elford, Tamworth, B79 9DA

The Smithy is a detached house in Elford, Tamworth, Tamworth (B79 9DA). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold June 2019 for £500,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£484/sq ft) was about 107.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.