16 Knowsley Road, Birkenhead, CH42 1QG

16 Knowsley Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 1QG). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since February 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2007–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 28.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 22.8% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.