Flat 1, 3 St Pauls Square, Southport, PR8 1NQ

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 1NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 87 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (53–87 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year.