20 Banfield Road, Wednesbury, WS10 7QU

20 Banfield Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Wednesbury (WS10 7QU). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in January 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 857.1% above the 2000 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£19/sq ft) was about 83.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.