16 School Road, Himley, Dudley, DY3 4LG

16 School Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Himley, Dudley, Dudley (DY3 4LG). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 78.9% above the 2009 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 18.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.