13b, Heathbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7LD

13b is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7LD). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. 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. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

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. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 sits 162.5% above the 2019 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 37.9% below the postcode norm. Sold July 2019 for £48,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.