Flat 2, 251 Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS5 3AA

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Walsall (WS5 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor 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. At 24 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–35 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).

Held since January 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 24 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 31.7% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£873/sq ft) was about 514.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.