What type of property is 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD?

8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD?

8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD last sold for £301,950 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £250,000 in June 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD changed over time?

Across 3 sales between June 2007 and July 2021, 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD rose from £250,000 to £301,950, a change of £51,950. That works out to roughly +1.3% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD?

The current EPC rating for 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD?

8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 47% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR8 5HD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD?

8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD is in council tax band E.

Where is 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD located?

8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD sits in Scarisbrick, Southport, Southport. It falls within the PR8 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD?

Police records around 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD 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.

Which schools serve 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD?

The closest primary school to 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD is Kew Woods Primary School (1.1km), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Meols Cop High School (1.7km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD?

The closest bus stop to 8 Covert Close, PR8 5HD is Pool Hey Lane, 158m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Covert Close, Scarisbrick, Southport, PR8 5HD

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Covert Close

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

8 Covert Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Scarisbrick, Southport, Southport (PR8 5HD). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 21.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £301,950 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2026

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Covert Close, Scarisbrick, Southport, PR8 5HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Covert Close 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Covert Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£368,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£301,950

Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

18 July 2021Most recent
£301,950
+25.8%over 4 years
14 December 2016
£240,000
-4.0%over 9 years
14 June 2007
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 5HD: £165,000 (2025–2016).

Nearby sales in PR8 5HD

On the street

Versus other Covert Close homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Covert Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,822

Street avg £2,482

Strongly above

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Southport district page.

Full Southport report

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

Pool Hey Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Kew Woods Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR8 5HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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