Cuttlestone House, Flat 4, Clay Street, Penkridge, Stafford, ST19 5AF

Cuttlestone House is a detached house in Penkridge, Stafford, Stafford (ST19 5AF). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Cuttlestone House, where floor areas span 40–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 66).

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 11 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.