17 South Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JW

17 South Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JW). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 54% above the 2014 sale of £174,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 17.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.