What type of property is 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU sell for?

186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU last sold for £131,500 in March 2016, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £85,000 in February 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

Across 3 sales between February 2002 and March 2016, 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU rose from £85,000 to £131,500, a change of £46,500. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

The current EPC rating for 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in October 2023. It has improved from a E recorded in March 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (1,765 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 55% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR8 6LU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU heated?

The latest EPC at 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU is in council tax band C.

Where is 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU located?

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

Is 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU in a safe area?

Police records around 186 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 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

The closest primary school to 186 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.

How well connected is 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

The closest bus stop to 186 Portland Street, PR8 6LU is Portland Street, 146m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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186 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

164 m²

1765 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 186 Portland Street

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

186 Portland Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 6LU). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 sits 115.2% above the 2016 sale of £131,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 24.7% below the postcode norm. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.

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
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
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.

186 Portland Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Oct 2023

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

8.1 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2023from Aug 2013

EPC improved fromE50toD58

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 186 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

186 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.

186 Portland Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).

Current estimate

£283,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£131,500

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

7 March 2016Most recent
£131,500
-12.3%over 11 years
22 August 2004
£150,000
+76.5%over 2 years
22 February 2002
£85,000

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.

186 Portland Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£802

Street avg £1,297

Strongly below

Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below

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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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FAQ

Common questions

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