55 Grove Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XT

55 Grove Road is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (February 2021); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in October 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 128 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 sits 396.3% above the 1995 sale of £27,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£20/sq ft) was about 68.7% below the postcode norm.