1 Forge Road, Walsall, WS3 5DS

1 Forge Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Walsall (WS3 5DS). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Sold July 2022 for £210,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 115.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.