Douglas Court, Flat 2, Burnley Road, Southport, PR8 3LR
About Douglas Court
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.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
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.
Sales history & valuation
Douglas Court's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2003).
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£76,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2003Most recent
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 3LR: £245,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PR8 3LR
Versus other Burnley Road homes
On price per m², Douglas Court runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£528
Street avg £1,855
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.2 km
Fairfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







