286a, Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L15 5AJ

286a is a two-bedroom detached house in Liverpool (L15 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–191 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 (23 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 53). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 15 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. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 20% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 678.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (May 2015).