83 Stanley Lane, Wirral, CH62 0AQ

83 Stanley Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wirral (CH62 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since August 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 sits 380% above the 2000 sale of £38,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 71.7% below the postcode norm. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.