What kind of home is 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL?

172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

When did 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL last change hands?

172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL last sold for £301,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £87,500 in June 2018, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL changed over time?

Across 2 sales between June 2018 and April 2022, 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL rose from £87,500 to £301,000, a change of £213,500. That works out to roughly +37.9% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL?

The current EPC rating for 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in August 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL?

172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (1,227 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR8 5EL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL use?

The latest EPC at 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL had any planning applications?

172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in July 2018 under ref. DC/2018/00707. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL?

172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL in?

172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL sits in Southport. It falls within the PR8 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL?

Police records around 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL?

The closest primary school to 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL is Linaker Primary School (460m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (845m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL?

The closest bus stop to 172 Duke Street, PR8 5EL is Boundary Street, 144m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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172 Duke Street, Southport, PR8 5EL

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

114 m²

1227 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 172 Duke Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

172 Duke Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 5EL). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 37.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 73.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £301,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-west-facing
DrivewayYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

172 Duke Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 172 Duke Street, Southport, PR8 5EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

172 Duke Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 172 Duke Street, Southport, PR8 5EL

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Jul 2018
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear of the dwellinghouse
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
DC/2018/00707
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 172 Duke Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£318,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 37.9% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£301,000

Growth on file: 37.9% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

28 April 2022Most recent
£301,000
+244.0%over 3 years
24 June 2018
£87,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 5EL: £157,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in PR8 5EL

On the street

Versus other Duke Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 172 Duke Street stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,640

Street avg £1,789

Strongly above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Boundary Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Linaker Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR8 5EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR8 5EL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

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