Flat 3, 51 Promenade, Southport, PR9 0DX

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR9 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 64 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 64 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.