5 Bantock Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LP

5 Bantock Gardens is a semi-detached house in Wolverhampton (WV3 9LP). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 64 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–137 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 19 units on file.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in February 2000. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 156.8% above the 2000 sale of £52,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 51.9% below the postcode norm. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).