Elm Mount, Flat 2, 86 Penkett Road, Wallasey, CH45 7QA

Elm Mount is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wallasey (CH45 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 64 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Elm Mount, where floor areas span 31–137 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (69 versus a best of 78).

Held since January 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. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 84% above the typical sold price in the postcode.