7 Thornton Road, Wallasey, CH45 6UN

7 Thornton Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wallasey (CH45 6UN). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 72 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (72–206 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 18.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 111.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.