Flat 2, 27 Talbot Street, Southport, PR8 1HP

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–87 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 (66 versus a best of 79). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Sold October 2022 for £93,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 is 16.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 99% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 49 EPCs).