The Saddlery, Flat 2, 9 Leicester Street, Walsall, WS1 1PT

The Saddlery is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Walsall (WS1 1PT). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 78 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across The Saddlery (37–78 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in July 2004. At 78 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 2003–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at -10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 26.5% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 22.9% below the postcode norm.