184 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU

184 Portland Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 6LU). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

It hasn't traded since April 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 sits 468.8% above the 2000 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£26/sq ft) was about 73.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.