Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Balls Place, Southport, PR8 1BL
Estimated value
£136,000
- Since the 2007 sale (£122,000)+11%
- Against PR8 1BL's recent median (£115,000)+18%
Newest record on this page: May 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band A
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£136,000
- Against its 2007 sale (£122,000)+11%
- Against PR8 1BL's recent median (£115,000)+18%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Balls Place is modelled from its 65 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR8 1BL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
65 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2014
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2007
Recent sales in PR8 1BL
5 sales, median £115,000 (2023–2005)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Balls Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
29 March 2007Most recent
£122,000
+92.1%over 5 years3 September 2001
£63,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 1BL: £115,000 (2023–2005).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Balls Place, Southport, PR8 1BL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Balls Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Balls Place is a mid-terrace house in Southport (PR8 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 11.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 78% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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 18 Feb 2024
Current Certificate
Feb 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 February 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Balls Place, Southport, PR8 1BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Balls Place has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Balls Place homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Balls Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,877
Street avg £1,374
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southport district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
347/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Princes Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Southport Education Group. 12 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Southport Education Group16 plus516m
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, SouthportPrimary675m
- St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary864m
- Linaker Primary SchoolPrimary887m
Nearest stops
- Princes StreetBus stop81m
- Chapel StreetBus stop124m
- Southport Rail StationRailway station155m
- Southport Rail StationRailway station178m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,089 reports43%
- Public Order552 reports11%
- Shoplifting477 reports10%
- Anti-social Behaviour429 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR8 1BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Balls Place is modelled from its 65 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR8 1BL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 5 Balls Place. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Balls Place was lodged in February 2014 at band E and expired in February 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Balls Place. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR8 1BL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 5 Balls Place is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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