40 Park Road, Woodsetton, Dudley, DY1 4JJ

40 Park Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Woodsetton, Dudley, Dudley (DY1 4JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 sits 85.2% above the 2011 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 88.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2012. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in September 2011.