507a, Apartment 3, Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L15 5AE
About 507a
507a is a semi-detached house in Liverpool (L15 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 15 m² (around 161 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 15 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 507a (15–34 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (29 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 15 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
507a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Dec 2016SubdivisionFullIn report
To covert the dwelling to 2 self-contained apartments
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 16F/1983
- Dec 2016SubdivisionFullIn report
To covert the dwelling to 2 self-contained apartments
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/INV/2396/16
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
507a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in L15 5AE: £70,000 (2020–1999).
Nearby sales in L15 5AE
Everything we know about 507a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Smithdown Road homes
507a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
29 (F)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
15 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Greenbank Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Greenbank Primary School. 51 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB