Flat 2, 11 Aughton Road, Southport, PR8 2AF

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 2AF). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 76 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (47–76 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (64 versus a best of 77). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £129,950 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 is 22.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.