55a, Flat 1, Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
About 55a
55a is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
At 68 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 23 EPCs).
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Energy performance
55a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
55a 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
55a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
£190,00042 Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
Sold Mar 2023
£120,00064a, Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
Sold Jan 2022
£61,00050 Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
Sold Sept 2021
£201,00060 Shakespeare Street, Southport, PR8 5AB
Sold Aug 2021
£123,000
Versus other Shakespeare Street homes
EPC Rating for 55a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
78 (C)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 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.
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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