74 Eastbank Street, Southport, PR8 1EF

74 Eastbank Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–81 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2024); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in September 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 64.1% above the 2004 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 65% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (49 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.