197 Rake Lane, Wallasey, CH45 5DQ

197 Rake Lane is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wallasey (CH45 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since November 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 72 m² this is the 35th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–182 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 48 units on file.

It hasn't traded since February 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 19% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 140.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 47 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2007. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.