36 Melling Avenue, Liverpool, L9 0JZ

36 Melling Avenue is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Liverpool (L9 0JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 50 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 24 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 21.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 80.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.