139 Pilch Lane, Liverpool, L14 0LD

139 Pilch Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Liverpool (L14 0LD). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since September 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 413.2% above the 1997 sale of £30,200. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 60.8% below the postcode norm.