Courtney, Flat 59, St Cecilia Close, Kidderminster, DY10 1LN

Courtney is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kidderminster (DY10 1LN). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 61 units on EPC record in Courtney, where floor areas span 44–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 61 units on file.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 75.4% above the 2025 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 148.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 60 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £65,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.