What kind of home is 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU last sold for £190,000 in January 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £120,000 in March 2017, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

Across 2 sales between March 2017 and January 2024, 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU rose from £120,000 to £190,000, a change of £70,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

The current EPC rating for 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU is F with a score of 37 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR8 6LU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU use?

The latest EPC at 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

194 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.

Which area is 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU in?

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

Is 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU in a safe area?

Police records around 194 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.

What schools are near 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

The closest primary school to 194 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 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU?

The closest bus stop to 194 Portland Street, PR8 6LU is Portland Street, 146m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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194 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 37

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 194 Portland Street

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

194 Portland Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 6LU). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 86 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 44 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 121.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £190,000.

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
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
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.

194 Portland Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2024

EPC Rating

F37

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 194 Portland Street, Southport, PR8 6LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

194 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.

194 Portland Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£204,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£190,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

8 January 2024Most recent
£190,000
+58.3%over 6 years
13 March 2017
£120,000

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.

194 Portland Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,209

Street avg £1,247

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

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Comparables

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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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