Flat 1, 11 Weld Road, Southport, PR8 2BX

Flat 1 is a detached house in Southport (PR8 2BX). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–50 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 71). The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 is 22.6% below the 2022 sale of £570,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,261/sq ft) was about 896.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £570,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.