326 Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS5 3NE

326 Birmingham Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Walsall (WS5 3NE). It has a recorded floor area of 294 m² (around 3165 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

It hasn't traded since January 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 294 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £621,000 sits 57.2% above the 2008 sale of £395,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 38.3% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision, a basement excavation and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.