13a, Heathbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7LD

13a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7LD). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 69 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–301 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good.

Held since September 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 347.1% above the 1996 sale of £25,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 66.7% below the postcode norm.