5 Blundell Avenue, Southport, PR8 4TA

5 Blundell Avenue is a detached house in Southport (PR8 4TA). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 210 m² it's 26.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (166 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £581,000 is 45.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016).