Flat 1, 28 Seabank Road, Southport, PR9 0EL

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Southport (PR9 0EL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (71 versus a worst of 53). The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in March 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 296.6% above the 1998 sale of £29,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 50.8% below the postcode norm. At 46 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 26 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).