6 Sherwood House, Station Road, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 3HW

6 Sherwood House is a semi-detached house in Ainsdale, Southport, Southport (PR8 3HW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 78 m² this is the 8th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 11 units on file.

Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 sits 184.3% above the 1997 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 63% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.