Flat 12, 9 Laburnum Road, Wallasey, CH45 5ES

Flat 12 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wallasey (CH45 5ES). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 56). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 20.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 35 EPCs).