Apartment 1, 38 Market Street, Southport, PR8 1HJ

Apartment 1 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southport (PR8 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. At 82 m² this is the 11th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.

One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2018. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 23.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 16 EPCs). Last changed hands 9 years ago, in May 2017. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 is 10% above the 2017 sale price.