2 Bank Lane, Melling, Liverpool, L31 1AX

2 Bank Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Melling, Liverpool, Liverpool (L31 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 sits 100% above the 2009 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 45% below the postcode norm. At 71 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 7 EPCs).