3 Elgin Court, Dunbeath Avenue, Prescot, L35 0QW

3 Elgin Court is an end-of-terrace house in Prescot (L35 0QW). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2017. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 46 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 43.3% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 243.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.