14 Caswell Road, Dudley, DY3 3TE

14 Caswell Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Dudley (DY3 3TE). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Sale prices here have lagged Dudley HPI: -0.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 sits 60.5% above the 2013 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 19.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2013, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.