Flat 4, 38 Kingsland Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9NW

Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 9NW). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–83 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 5 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).