Dell House, Flat 1, 87 The Dell, Birkenhead, CH42 1PW

Dell House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 1PW). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 391 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Dell House (36–45 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (72 versus a worst of 50). The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 sits 52.5% above the 2006 sale of £80,000. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).