Flat 1, 175 Lea Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0LQ

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Wolverhampton (WV3 0LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–48 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 46). The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 1997 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £118,000 sits 227.8% above the 1997 sale of £36,000. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 62 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs).