178 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU
About 178 Portland Street
178 Portland Street is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 6LU). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
178 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.
Sales history & valuation
178 Portland Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 6LU: £207,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in PR8 6LU
180 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU
Sold Nov 2025
£207,500189 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU
Sold Oct 2024
£210,000198 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU
Sold Sept 2024
£140,000173 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU
Sold Sept 2024
£201,000210 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU
Sold Jul 2024
£235,000
Versus other Portland Street homes
On floor area, 178 Portland Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Portland Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Linaker Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB