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

7 The Beeches is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4RN). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 26 m² this is the 4th 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 across 27 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 sits 87.4% above the 2007 sale of £54,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 63.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.