The Saddlery, Flat 5, 9 Leicester Street, Walsall, WS1 1PT

The Saddlery is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Walsall (WS1 1PT). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 41 m² this is the 4th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in The Saddlery, where floor areas span 37–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 15 units on file.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in July 2004. Across 2003–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 is 46.2% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 16.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 26 EPCs).