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About 3 St James Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 St James Road is a semi-detached house in Rainhill, Prescot, Prescot (L35 0PB). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (201 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 40.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2015)
£246,501
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other St James Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 St James Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,595
Street avg £2,564
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 197 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Prescot district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St James Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around L35 0PB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 53 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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