Flat 6, 46 Bath Street, Southport, PR9 0DH

Flat 6 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR9 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 57 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (35–57 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 70). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67).

Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 sits 71.7% above the 2021 sale of £60,000. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £60,000. 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.