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

19 The Beeches is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4RN). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 295 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 27 m² this is the 18th 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 (December 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in July 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 21% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 sits 85.8% above the 2008 sale of £56,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 63.4% 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).