What type of property is 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

When did 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU last change hands?

173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU last sold for £201,000 in September 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £28,500 in August 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU changed over time?

Across 4 sales between August 1997 and September 2024, 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU rose from £28,500 to £201,000, a change of £172,500. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU have?

The current EPC rating for 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in September 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU heated?

The latest EPC at 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU 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.

Where is 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU located?

173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU sits in Southport. It falls within the PR8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

Police records around 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU 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 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

The closest primary school to 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU is Linaker Primary School (482m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

The closest bus stop to 173 Portland Street, PR8 6LU is Portland Street, 146m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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173 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 173 Portland Street

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

173 Portland Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 6LU). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 95.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2024 at £201,000.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff street
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Central heatingYes
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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 173 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

173 Portland Street has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

173 Portland Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£217,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£201,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

4 September 2024Most recent
£201,000
+34.0%over 5 years
23 November 2018
£149,950
+226.3%over 17 years
13 August 2001
£45,950
+61.2%over 3 years
14 August 1997
£28,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 6LU: £207,500 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in PR8 6LU

On the street

Versus other Portland Street homes

Four headline reads against 41 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 173 Portland Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,010

Street avg £1,254

Strongly above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Above

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Comparables

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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

0.1 km

Portland 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 6LU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR8 6LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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