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

88 St James Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Rainhill, Prescot, Prescot (L35 0PG). It has a recorded floor area of 270 m² (around 2902 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 270 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). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £758,000 is 35.6% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 35.6% below the postcode norm. On the market in December 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.