Flat 1, 172 Lea Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0LQ

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Wolverhampton (WV3 0LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–46 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since December 1997, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £123,000 sits 173.3% above the 1997 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 24.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 62 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.