172a, Flat 2, Lea Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0LQ

172a is a mid-terrace house in Wolverhampton (WV3 0LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in 172a, where floor areas span 26–46 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 72).

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in December 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 sits 180% above the 1997 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 37.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 62 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.