Flat 2, 19 Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL

Flat 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 65 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (65–77 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 49.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 15.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £75,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.