Flat 1, 1 Belgrave Road, Southport, PR8 2DZ

Flat 1 is a detached house in Southport (PR8 2DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 562 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–318 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 1997 — that's 29 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. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 sits 226.7% above the 1997 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 45.4% below the postcode norm. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (208 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.