1 Terrence Villas, Walsall Street, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8EF

1 Terrence Villas is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlaston, Wednesbury, Wednesbury (WS10 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 20.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 46% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 21.5% below the postcode norm. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.