10 Bridge Street, Southport, PR8 1BW

10 Bridge Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–190 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2012. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 31.6% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 190.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.