Flat 3, 30 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 1HN

Flat 3 is a mid-terrace house in Southport (PR8 1HN). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 64 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 63–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home.

It hasn't traded since March 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 176.2% above the 2001 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 34.5% below the postcode norm. At 64 m² it's 25.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 25 EPCs).