Elm Court, Flat 2, 12 Prenton Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9NX

Elm Court is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 9NX). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 65 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Elm Court, where floor areas span 54–97 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in February 2006. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 109.1% above the 2006 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 21% below the postcode norm. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).