25a, Barr Street, Dudley, DY3 2LZ

25a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Dudley (DY3 2LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in February 2009. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Dudley HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 sits 75.6% above the 2009 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 20% below the postcode norm. At 85 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 16 EPCs).