148 St James Road, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 0PG

148 St James Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Rainhill, Prescot, Prescot (L35 0PG). It has a recorded floor area of 274 m² (around 2949 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 274 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £874,000 is 29.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 23.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.