5 Ilford Avenue, Liverpool, L23 7YE

5 Ilford Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Liverpool (L23 7YE). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 146 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 2004–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 is 49% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 55.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.