7 Claremont Gardens, Claremont Road, Southport, PR8 4DW

7 Claremont Gardens is an end-of-terrace house in Southport (PR8 4DW). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 640 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 10th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 1995, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 237.6% above the 1995 sale of £41,175. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 45.6% below the postcode norm.