68 Princes Street, Southport, PR8 1HB
About 68 Princes Street
68 Princes Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 1HB). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 61.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £307,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
68 Princes Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 68 Princes Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 25 years.
£307,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
26 October 2022Most recent
£307,000
+35.2%over 12 years28 March 2010
£227,000
+20.6%over 5 years4 April 2004
£188,150
+230.1%over 6 years13 July 1997
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 1HB: £267,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PR8 1HB
Versus other Princes Street homes
Price per m² for 68 Princes Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,047
Street avg £1,281
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Wellington Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Linaker Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB







