97 High Street, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7AE

97 High Street is an end-of-terrace house in Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, Walsall (WS6 7AE). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–136 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 15 units on file.

Sale prices here have outpaced Walsall HPI: 2.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 147.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2020. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.