Flat 4, 2 Gainsborough Road, Liverpool, L15 3HU

Flat 4 is an end-of-terrace house in Liverpool (L15 3HU). It has a recorded floor area of 20 m² (around 215 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 20 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–117 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom.

At 20 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 52 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).