50 Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
About 50 Shakespeare Street
50 Shakespeare Street is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £201,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 10.9% above the 2021 sale price.
Energy performance
50 Shakespeare Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 July 2027
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
50 Shakespeare Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 50 Shakespeare Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 23 years.
£201,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2021Most recent
£201,000
+52.3%over 3 years19 April 2018
£132,000
+22.2%16 March 2018
£108,000
+237.5%over 19 years25 March 1998
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 5AB: £123,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PR8 5AB
25 27, Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
Sold Dec 2024
£190,00031c, Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
Sold Dec 2024
£340,00042 Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
Sold Mar 2023
£120,00064a, Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
Sold Jan 2022
£61,00060 Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
Sold Aug 2021
£123,000
Versus other Shakespeare Street homes
EPC Rating for 50 Shakespeare Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
347/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Southbank Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Linaker Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







