What kind of home is Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP?

Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP?

Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP last sold for £116,000 in December 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £34,500 in February 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between February 2000 and December 2022, Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP rose from £34,500 to £116,000, a change of £81,500. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP?

The current EPC rating for Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in October 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP?

Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft). That makes it about 44% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR8 6QP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP use?

The latest EPC at Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP?

Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP in?

Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP sits in Southport. It falls within the PR8 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP?

Police records around Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP 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 Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP?

The closest primary school to Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP is Linaker Primary School (591m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (1.3km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP?

The closest bus stop to Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, PR8 6QP is Southbank Road, 124m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, Southport, PR8 6QP

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Top Flat

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

Top Flat is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR8 6QP). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 is 13.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £116,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Top Flat's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Top Flat, 33 Chestnut Street, Southport, PR8 6QP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Top Flat 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£132,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£116,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

2 December 2022Most recent
£116,000
+36.5%over 19 years
29 September 2003
£85,000
+146.4%over 3 years
4 February 2000
£34,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR8 6QP: £200,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in PR8 6QP

On the street

Versus other Chestnut Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Top Flat runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

47 (E)

Street avg 47 (E)

On par

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Southbank Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 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 6QP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR8 6QP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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Common questions

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