Flat 2, 1 Merridale Lane, Wolverhampton, WV3 9RD

Flat 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Wolverhampton (WV3 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 39 m² this is the 8th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 15–161 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 13 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 60% below the 2016 sale of £300,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£715/sq ft) was about 576.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it's 25.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (31 m² median across 75 EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016).