Flat 3, 1 Albany Road, Southport, PR9 0JD

Flat 3 is an end-of-terrace house in Southport (PR9 0JD). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–84 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in January 2001. 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 £108,000 sits 285.7% above the 2001 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 45.2% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).