9 Wheat Hill, Walsall, WS5 3DB

9 Wheat Hill is a semi-detached house in Walsall (WS5 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 sits 68.7% above the 2011 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.