Bourne Hall, 44 Mallows Grove, Dudley, DY1 4SU

Bourne Hall is a mid-terrace house in Dudley (DY1 4SU). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 49 m² this is the 7th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in Bourne Hall, where floor areas span 30–114 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2018. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 is 17.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £130,000 in November 2018.