Flat 5, 179 Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L15 2HD

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Liverpool (L15 2HD). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–50 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (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 Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 54.7% above the 2022 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 50.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 35 EPCs). Sold July 2022 for £75,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.