4 Princes Avenue, Walsall, WS1 2PH

4 Princes Avenue is a six-bedroom detached house in Walsall (WS1 2PH). It has a recorded floor area of 358 m² (around 3853 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 358 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £636,000 is 21.1% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm.