Apartment 5, 11 Sir Thomas Street, Liverpool, L1 6BW

Apartment 5 is a mid-terrace house in Liverpool (L1 6BW). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 54 m² this is the 5th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since December 2006, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 50% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 21.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.