3a, Massey Park, Wallasey, CH45 4LJ

3a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Wallasey (CH45 4LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 56 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–137 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 13 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 637.5% above the 2000 sale of £16,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£27/sq ft) was about 70.5% below the postcode norm. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.