Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Royal Terrace, Southport, PR8 1QW
2 planning records
Estimated value
£211,000
- Since the 1999 sale (£44,500)+374%
- Against PR8 1QW's recent median (£170,000)+24%
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
185 m²
1991 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Tenure
Social Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£211,000
- Against its 1999 sale (£44,500)+374%
- Against PR8 1QW's recent median (£170,000)+24%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Royal Terrace is modelled from its 185 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR8 1QW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
185 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2024
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1999
Recent sales in PR8 1QW
5 sales, median £170,000 (2025–2001)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Royal Terrace's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Sales timeline
24 October 1999Most recent
£44,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 1QW: £170,000 (2025–2001).
Nearby sales in PR8 1QW
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Royal Terrace, Southport, PR8 1QW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Royal Terrace
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Royal Terrace is an end-of-terrace house in Southport (PR8 1QW). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 sits 374.2% above the 1999 sale of £44,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£22/sq ft) was about 86.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Royal Terrace's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Aug 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 August 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Royal Terrace, Southport, PR8 1QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 applications on record at 5 Royal Terrace, Southport, PR8 1QW
2decisions15documents4nearby
Flagged:HMO conversionChange of use
- Sept 2000Change Of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Change of use to a management/care centre for street drinkers involving alterations to the elevations
- Reference
- N/2000/0594
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOAug 2025Decision
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southport district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
347/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Esplande — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Southport Education Group. 12 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Southport Education Group16 plus862m
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, SouthportPrimary972m
- Linaker Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
- St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
Nearest stops
- EsplandeBus stop90m
- Eastbank StreetBus stop193m
- Duke StreetBus stop227m
- Wellington StreetBus stop231m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,089 reports43%
- Public Order552 reports11%
- Shoplifting477 reports10%
- Anti-social Behaviour429 reports9%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR8 1QW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Royal Terrace is modelled from its 185 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR8 1QW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 5 Royal Terrace. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Royal Terrace was lodged in August 2024 at band E and is valid until August 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 5 Royal Terrace. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR8 1QW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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