14a, High Street, Eccleshall, Stafford, ST21 6BZ

14a is a detached house in Eccleshall, Stafford, Stafford (ST21 6BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 162 m² this is the 12th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 67–331 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (1 versus a best of 70).

At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.