27b, Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL

27b is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JL). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 73 m² this is the 9th 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, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Held since April 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 107.6% above the 2003 sale of £59,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 20% below the postcode norm. At 73 m² it's 27.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 36 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.