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 £222,000 is 10.4% 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
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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.
£222,000
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: £120,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in PR8 5AB
25 27, Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
Sold Dec 2024
£190,00042 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
£123,00048a, Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
Sold Aug 2019
£84,000
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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/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







