4 Sandy Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 4DL

4 Sandy Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Lydiate, Liverpool, Liverpool (L31 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (216 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 10.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£457/sq ft) was about 132.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.