Alma Court, Flat 5, Carr Lane, Southport, PR8 3EE

Alma Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southport (PR8 3EE). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Alma Court (32–63 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 10.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 170.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £133,495 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.