25b, Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL

25b is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JL). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. At 67 m² this is the 5th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–275 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 37 units on file.

It hasn't traded since September 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 sits 71.6% above the 2004 sale of £88,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 30.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.