40a, Brighton Road, Southport, PR8 4DD
About 40a
40a is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 21.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 56% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £247,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 40a, Brighton Road, Southport, PR8 4DD
- Aug 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a part first floor, part two-storey extension at the rear of the dwellinghouse
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- N/2007/0587
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionMay 2008Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 22 years.
£247,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
12 May 2022Most recent
£247,000
+201.2%over 21 years3 November 2000
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 4DD: £255,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in PR8 4DD
Versus other Brighton Road homes
EPC Rating for 40a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,945
Street avg £1,554
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Eastbourne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Birkdale Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB