2 The Square, Elford, Tamworth, B79 9DB

2 The Square is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Elford, Tamworth, Tamworth (B79 9DB). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–232 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (12 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (May 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 53), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£575/sq ft) was about 139.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014).