45 Talbot Street, Southport, PR8 1HS

45 Talbot Street is a property in Southport (PR8 1HS). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 373 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 35 m² this is the 10th smallest of 97 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–306 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (17 versus a best of 81).

Across 2017–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 40.2% below the 2025 sale of £410,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,098/sq ft) was about 916.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 96 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold November 2025 for £410,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.