72a, Station Road, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 3HW

72a is an end-of-terrace house in Ainsdale, Southport, Southport (PR8 3HW). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since February 1999 — that's 27 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. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 245.7% above the 1999 sale of £46,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 74.3% below the postcode norm.