282a, Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L15 5AJ

282a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Liverpool (L15 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 59 m² this is the 4th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–191 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

It hasn't traded since January 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 sits 473.9% above the 1997 sale of £23,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 35.9% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.