16 Portland Gate, Portbury Close, Wirral, CH62 4SG

16 Portland Gate is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wirral (CH62 4SG). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2021) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. At 54 m² this is the 12th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

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. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 37.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.