Mountwood Lodge, Flat 9, Shore Road, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 2RB

Mountwood Lodge is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ainsdale, Southport, Southport (PR8 2RB). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2017) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. At 66 m² this is the 4th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in Mountwood Lodge, where floor areas span 62–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 66). Other recorded features include a balcony.

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 sits 82.9% above the 2004 sale of £87,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 24.2% below the postcode norm.