Athenaeum Buildings, Flat 2, 5 Bridge Street, Walsall, WS1 1DP

Athenaeum Buildings is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Walsall (WS1 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 406 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in Athenaeum Buildings, where floor areas span 35–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 38 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 29 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 32.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 66.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.