2a, Ash Street, Southport, PR8 6JH

2a is a two-bedroom detached house in Southport (PR8 6JH). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2026) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since March 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 sits 134.3% above the 2000 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 35 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).