Flat 1, 25 South Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JW

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JW). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 67 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (67–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (69 versus a worst of 51). The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good.

At 67 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 is 38.7% above the 2022 sale price. 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.