20 Alma Road, Southport, PR8 4AN
About 20 Alma Road
20 Alma Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 4AN). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 is 25.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 37.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in April 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
20 Alma Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 20 Alma Road, Southport, PR8 4AN
- Jan 2023DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of a side/rear extension following demolition of detached garage to the side of the dwellinghouse
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/2022/02173
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 19 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
24 April 2019Most recent
£250,000
+220.5%over 18 years19 October 2000
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 4AN: £375,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Alma Road homes
20 Alma Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,358
Street avg £2,003
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
Alma Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Birkdale Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







