493 Liverpool Road, Southport, PR8 3BP
About 493 Liverpool Road
493 Liverpool Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 3BP). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 sits 81.9% above the 2015 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 42.6% below the postcode norm. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
493 Liverpool Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
493 Liverpool Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 October 2015Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in PR8 3BP: £242,500 (2023–2005).
Versus other Liverpool Road homes
On price per m², 493 Liverpool Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,159
Street avg £1,887
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oakwood Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







