Flat 2, 22 Scarisbrick New Road, Southport, PR8 6QE

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 6QE). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 104 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 66–137 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (69 versus a worst of 54). The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold February 2026 for £190,000. Across 2001–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 57.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.