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42 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 1HN

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£116,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£105,000)+10%
  • Against PR8 1HN's recent median (£231,000)-50%

Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£116,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£105,000)+10%
  • Against PR8 1HN's recent median (£231,000)-50%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 42 Portland Street is modelled from its 69 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR8 1HN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    69 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2024

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in PR8 1HN

    5 sales, median £231,000 (2025–2016)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: February 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 July 2021Most recent

    £105,000

    +47.9%over 1 year

  2. 21 February 2020

    £71,000

    +121.9%over 22 years

  3. 27 March 1997

    £32,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 1HN: £231,000 (2025–2016).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 42 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 1HN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 42 Portland Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

42 Portland Street is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 1HN). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 69 m² this is the 10th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–206 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good.

At 69 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 25 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 is 10.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 59.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £105,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 28 October 2034

7 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2024from Jul 2014
EPC improved fromE39toC69
Hot Water
ImmersionMain System

Hot water system upgraded

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting
62%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 1HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Portland Street has no planning applications on record.

4

But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Portland Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Portland Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,522

Street avg £1,757

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southport district page.
Full Southport report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

347/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Yellowhouse Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Linaker Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Linaker Primary SchoolPrimary514m
  • St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary764m
  • Southport Education Group16 plus792m
  • Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, SouthportPrimary972m

Nearest stops

  • Yellowhouse LaneBus stop190m
  • Eastbank StreetBus stop203m
  • Southbank RoadBus stop206m
  • Part StreetBus stop209m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,089 reports43%
  • Public Order552 reports11%
  • Shoplifting477 reports10%
  • Anti-social Behaviour429 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR8 1HN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR8 1HN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR8 1HN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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PR8 1DS

£111k

1 Denefield House, 27 Portland Street

PR8 1HU

£123k

1 Nelson Street

PR8 1QE

£123k

1 West End Terrace

PR8 1QR

£125k

10 Bridge Street

PR8 1BW

1 bed1 bath
£131k

1 Viceroy Court, Lord Street

PR8 1PW

£135k

1 Yellow House Lane

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2 bed

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 42 Portland Street is modelled from its 69 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR8 1HN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 42 Portland Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 42 Portland Street was lodged in October 2024 at band C and is valid until October 2034. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 42 Portland Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 15 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR8 1HN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
42 Portland Street is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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