12 Birch Street, Southport, PR8 5EP
About 12 Birch Street
12 Birch Street is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 5EP). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in November 2004. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 41.5% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 15.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2023
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 12 Birch Street, Southport, PR8 5EP
- Jun 2022DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey extension with pitched roof following demolition of external store to the rear of the dwellinghouse and alteration of the existing raised patio and boundary wall.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/2022/00781
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Sales history & valuation
12 Birch Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£191,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 November 2004Most recent
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 5EP: £175,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in PR8 5EP
Versus other Birch Street homes
Floor Area for 12 Birch Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,588
Street avg £1,407
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Boundary Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Birkdale Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB