170 High Street, Dudley, DY1 1QD

170 High Street is a mid-terrace house in Dudley (DY1 1QD). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 381 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 41), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 35 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–156 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (19 versus a best of 68).

Held since February 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,102/sq ft) was about 924% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.