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Douglas Court, Flat 2, Burnley Road, Southport, PR8 3LR

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Douglas Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Douglas Court is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 3LR). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in January 2003. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 68 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 sits 323.7% above the 2003 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 64.6% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Douglas Court, Flat 2, Burnley Road, Southport, PR8 3LR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Douglas Court has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Douglas Court's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2003).

Current estimate

£322,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£76,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 January 2003Most recent

    £76,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 3LR: £245,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Burnley Road homes

Four headline reads against 57 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Douglas Court runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£528

Street avg £1,855

Strongly below

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Douglas Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southport district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Fairfield Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR8 3LR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR8 3LR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR8 3LR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Douglas Court, Flat 2, Burnley Road, Southport, PR8 3LR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.