247a, Rake Lane, Wallasey, CH45 5DJ

247a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wallasey (CH45 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 146 m² this is the 10th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–151 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 11 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

It hasn't traded since December 2001, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 452% above the 2001 sale of £25,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£16/sq ft) was about 88% below the postcode norm.