The Old Courthouse, Flat 9, 3 Priory Street, Dudley, DY1 1EP

The Old Courthouse is a mid-terrace house in Dudley (DY1 1EP). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 79 m² this is the 13th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in The Old Courthouse, where floor areas span 34–97 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 sits 185% above the 2020 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 59.8% below the postcode norm. At 79 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 15 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Sold June 2020 for £60,000.