40a, Willowbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JZ

40a is a detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 162 m² this is the 17th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–181 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 19 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since June 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 sits 74.4% above the 2004 sale of £117,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 30.7% below the postcode norm.