13 Wheat Hill, Walsall, WS5 3DB

13 Wheat Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Walsall (WS5 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 is 38.7% above the 2007 sale price.