3 Rectory Close, Birkenhead, CH42 0NP

3 Rectory Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 0NP). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 443 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 sits 72.3% above the 2005 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.