Flat 2, 21 Kingsland Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9NN

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 9NN). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–93 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.

Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 64.6% above the 2022 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 109.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2022 for £65,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.