Flat 1, 112 Storeton Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8NA

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 8NA). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 73.5% above the 2011 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).