Metropolitan Lofts, Flat 104, Parsons Street, Dudley, DY1 1JE

Metropolitan Lofts is a mid-terrace house in Dudley (DY1 1JE). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 34 units on EPC record in Metropolitan Lofts, where floor areas span 33–210 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 34 units on file.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).