127a, Eastbank Street, Southport, PR8 1DQ

127a is a one-bedroom detached house in Southport (PR8 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 84 m² this is the 18th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 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. At 84 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 19 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 is 32.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 66.5% below the postcode norm.