3 Cricket Close, Walsall, WS5 3PU

3 Cricket Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Walsall (WS5 3PU). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2008 — that's 18 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. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 44.5% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 15 EPCs).