Apartment 2, 2 Hurst Street, Liverpool, L1 8DN

Apartment 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Liverpool (L1 8DN). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 65 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (65–148 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (62 versus a best of 84). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 65 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 is 12.9% above the 2018 sale price.