1a, Barnston Road, Liverpool, L9 4SB

1a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Liverpool (L9 4SB). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–190 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 14 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2017. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62).

Held since January 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 354.5% above the 1997 sale of £27,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£51/sq ft) was about 44.5% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.