24a, Curzon Road, Southport, PR8 6PL

24a is a detached house in Southport (PR8 6PL). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 96 m² this is the 6th smallest of 57 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–320 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since January 1998 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 sits 262.5% above the 1998 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£39/sq ft) was about 71.4% below the postcode norm. At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (171 m² across 56 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).