Longton Court, Flat 4, 2 Shore Road, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 2RB

Longton Court is an end-of-terrace house in Ainsdale, Southport, Southport (PR8 2RB). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 64 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Longton Court, where floor areas span 57–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2009); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 59.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £167,500 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.