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

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 1NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 62 m² this is the 4th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 62 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 26.2% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £103,000 in February 2020.