12 Bell Road, Walsall, WS5 3JW

12 Bell Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Walsall (WS5 3JW). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 sits 116.1% above the 2010 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 51.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.