71 Barbel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV10 0TQ

71 Barbel Drive is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV10 0TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 71 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–254 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 72). Earlier certificates rated it B (September 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 70 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold August 2023 for £89,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £100,000 is 12.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 60.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.