17 Sandringham Court, Southport, PR9 0BH

17 Sandringham Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Southport (PR9 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 40 m² this is the 4th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 10–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (27 versus a best of 80). Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since October 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 64.1% above the 2004 sale of £74,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 114.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).