Flat 3, 2 Park Dale West, Wolverhampton, WV1 4TE

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV1 4TE). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–318 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 10 units on file.

It hasn't traded since September 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 78 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 31.3% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£656/sq ft) was about 574.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.