49b, Fordbrook Lane, Walsall, WS3 4BW

49b is a semi-detached house in Walsall (WS3 4BW). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 sits 363.4% above the 1995 sale of £72,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 69.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 124 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 22 EPCs).