1a, Bath Street, Southport, PR9 0DP

1a is a mid-terrace house in Southport (PR9 0DP). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 5 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 211 m² this is the 54th smallest of 57 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–344 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (19 versus a best of 84).

It hasn't traded since July 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 56 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 220.3% above the 2002 sale of £42,466. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£19/sq ft) was about 84.6% below the postcode norm.