Flat 3, 29 Rayleigh Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0AR

Flat 3 is an end-of-terrace house in Wolverhampton (WV3 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–51 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 62). The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 26 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).