Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Castle Walk, Southport, PR8 2AR
Estimated value
£227,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£165,000)+38%
- Against PR8 2AR's recent median (£260,000)-13%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
172 m²
1851 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 8
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£227,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£165,000)+38%
- Against PR8 2AR's recent median (£260,000)-13%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Castle Walk is modelled from its 172 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR8 2AR. 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
172 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2014
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in PR8 2AR
5 sales, median £260,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
15 March 2022Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 2AR: £260,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in PR8 2AR
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 4 Castle Walk, Southport, PR8 2AR. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- 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 4 Castle Walk
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Castle Walk is a mid-terrace house in Southport (PR8 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 47 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 is 37.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 51.4% below the postcode norm. Sold March 2022 for £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
4 Castle Walk sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2024
Current Certificate
Apr 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G8
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
16.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 April 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Castle Walk, Southport, PR8 2AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Castle Walk has no planning applications on record.
2
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Castle Walk homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 4 Castle Walk lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£959
Street avg £2,450
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 14.0 t/year
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.
Crime
347/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Westcliffe Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Linaker Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Linaker Primary SchoolPrimary903m
- Southport Education Group16 plus1.3km
- Birkdale Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
- St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
Nearest stops
- Westcliffe RoadBus stop72m
- Hollybrook RoadBus stop247m
- Wellington StreetBus stop312m
- Duke StreetBus stop315m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,089 reports43%
- Public Order552 reports11%
- Shoplifting477 reports10%
- Anti-social Behaviour429 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
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 2AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 4 Castle Walk is modelled from its 172 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR8 2AR. 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 4 Castle Walk. 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 4 Castle Walk was lodged in April 2014 at band G and expired in April 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 4 Castle Walk. 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 14 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR8 2AR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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