3 Appletree Grove, Wolverhampton, WV6 0NQ

3 Appletree Grove is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wolverhampton (WV6 0NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 72 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 is 26.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode.