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

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wallasey (CH45 5ES). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 50 m² this is the 8th 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 bottom. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 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 (£232/sq ft) was about 34% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 35 EPCs).