Flat 3, 4 Lathom Road, Southport, PR9 0JA

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR9 0JA). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–68 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 5 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 28.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 46.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.