42 Violet Road, Liverpool, L21 6NZ

42 Violet Road is a mid-terrace house in Liverpool (L21 6NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 4 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 144.4% above the 2005 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 19.9% below the postcode norm.