Metropolitan Lofts, Flat 111, Parsons Street, Dudley, DY1 1JE

Metropolitan Lofts is a mid-terrace house in Dudley (DY1 1JE). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity. At 68 m² this is the 31st 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.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in March 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 68 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 33 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 is 28.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 17.7% below the postcode norm.