18 The Beeches, Highfield South, Birkenhead, CH42 4RN

18 The Beeches is a detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4RN). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 296 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the 19th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–28 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since February 2007, a hold of 19 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. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 sits 73.3% above the 2007 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 69% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).