Flat 3, 32 Rocky Bank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7LB

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7LB). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 75 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (38–75 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (65 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

It hasn't traded since June 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 192.7% above the 1998 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 30.7% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 29 EPCs).