Flat 3, 1 Belgrave Road, Southport, PR8 2DZ

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 2DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 54 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–318 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 59). The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good.

At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (208 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 13.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 52.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £125,000 in May 2019.