479a, Rice Lane, Liverpool, L9 8AP
About 479a
479a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Liverpool (L9 8AP). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 9th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 14 units on file.
Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 34.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 is 42.4% above the 2004 sale price. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Planning history
479a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Price for 479a has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 34.7% per year over 6 years.
£85,000
Growth on file: 34.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2004Most recent
£85,000
+314.6%over 5 years1 August 1999
£20,500
+36.7%over 9 months6 November 1998
£15,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L9 8AP: £120,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in L9 8AP
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Versus other Rice Lane homes
479a outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,735
Street avg £2,855
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
33/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Orrell Park Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery. 42 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB