Apartment 22, 26 Cornhill, Liverpool, L1 8DT

Apartment 22 is a two-bedroom detached house in Liverpool (L1 8DT). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1019 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2011) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 95 m² this is the 28th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Held since April 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 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).