20 Lancaster Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV4 4DN

20 Lancaster Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Wolverhampton (WV4 4DN). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 56.3% above the 2013 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 17.5% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in July 2013.