Bridge Lofts, Flat 4, 3 Leicester Street, Walsall, WS1 1PT

Bridge Lofts is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Walsall (WS1 1PT). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 699 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 65 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Bridge Lofts (42–65 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 70). The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in January 2011. At 65 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -19% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 137.4% above the 2011 sale of £45,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 53.3% below the postcode norm.