Apartment 710, 31 Strand Street, Liverpool, L1 8LP

Apartment 710 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Liverpool (L1 8LP). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the 6th smallest of 77 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–94 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 (53 versus a best of 87). The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2009); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 76 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in August 2013. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 39.2% above the 2013 sale price.