196a, Picton Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 4LL

196a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wavertree, Liverpool, Liverpool (L15 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 102 m² this is the 12th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–156 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 sits 61% above the 2007 sale of £82,000.