Homechase House, Flat 6, Chase Close, Southport, PR8 2DG

Homechase House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southport (PR8 2DG). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 39 m² this is the 15th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in Homechase House, where floor areas span 12–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (64 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 sits 51.5% above the 2018 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in January 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).