37a, Talbot Street, Southport, PR8 1HS

37a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 1HS). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 96 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 is 43% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 22.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.