Flat 3, 179 Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L15 2HD

Flat 3 is a mid-terrace house in Liverpool (L15 2HD). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–50 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 5 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 66.2% above the 2022 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 50.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £65,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.