Flat 3, 28 Scarisbrick New Road, Southport, PR8 6QE

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 6QE). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. At 52 m² this is the 4th 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. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (65 versus a worst of 31). The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 63.4% above the 2022 sale of £71,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £71,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.