Birch Court, Flat 5, Boscobel Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV1 1QJ

Birch Court is an end-of-terrace house in Wolverhampton (WV1 1QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 8th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in Birch Court, where floor areas span 34–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 32 units on file.

It hasn't traded since June 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 283.3% above the 2010 sale of £30,000. At 46 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 31 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).