Flat 1, 28 Scarisbrick New Road, Southport, PR8 6QE

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 6QE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 50 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 58.9% above the 2022 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 28.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £73,000 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 50 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 47 EPCs).