1 Park Road West, Wolverhampton, WV1 4PS

1 Park Road West is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV1 4PS). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 52 m² this is the 7th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–139 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 5 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.