Flat 2, 47 Promenade, Southport, PR9 0DX

Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Southport (PR9 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 44 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–63 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 (39 versus a best of 75).

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 49.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £75,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.