151 Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0ED

151 Penn Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wolverhampton (WV3 0ED). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 6th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–103 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in April 2001. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 216.7% above the 2001 sale of £36,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 23.7% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).