4 Acuba Grove, Birkenhead, CH42 5LY

4 Acuba Grove is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 5LY). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Across 2014–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 75.8% above the 2018 sale of £62,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Last sold in February 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.