Suncourt, Flat 7, Beach Road, Southport, PR8 2BP

Suncourt is an end-of-terrace house in Southport (PR8 2BP). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2015) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 99 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Suncourt, where floor areas span 94–185 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 69).

Held since April 2000 — that's 26 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 is 36.3% above the 2000 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 21.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.