245a, Rake Lane, Wallasey, CH45 5DJ

245a is a mid-terrace house in Wallasey (CH45 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor.

Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 is 32.9% below the 2022 sale of £280,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £280,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.