1 Acton Road, Birkenhead, CH42 1RA

1 Acton Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 97 m² this is the 4th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–150 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

Held since July 2004 — that's 22 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. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 57.7% above the 2004 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 76.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2007. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.