Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
43 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 1HN
Estimated value
£333,000
- Since the 2016 sale (£231,000)+44%
- Against PR8 1HN's recent median (£105,000)+217%
Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
50 m²
538 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£333,000
- Against its 2016 sale (£231,000)+44%
- Against PR8 1HN's recent median (£105,000)+217%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 43 Portland Street is modelled from its 50 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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
50 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2020
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in PR8 1HN
5 sales, median £105,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
43 Portland Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
21 December 2016Most recent
£231,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 1HN: £105,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in PR8 1HN
Flat 1, 30 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 1HN
Sold Feb 2025
£47,00046 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 1HN
Sold Apr 2022
£345,00057 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 1HN
Sold Sept 2021
£300,00042 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 1HN
Sold Jul 2021
£105,000Flat 4, 30 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 1HN
Sold Nov 2019
£115,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 43 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 1HN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn 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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About 43 Portland Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
43 Portland Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 1HN). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). At 50 m² this is the 5th 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 across 26 units on file.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 44.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 385.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
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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)
Aug 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 August 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 43 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 1HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
43 Portland Street has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Portland Street homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 43 Portland Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,620
Street avg £1,137
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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.
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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 43 Portland Street is modelled from its 50 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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. 1 sale is recorded for 43 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 43 Portland Street was lodged in August 2020 at band E and is valid until August 2030. 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 43 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.
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