5 Alder Lane, Crank, St Helens, WA11 7SQ

5 Alder Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Crank, St. Helens, St Helens (WA11 7SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 43.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.