Flat 4, 1 Albany Road, Southport, PR9 0JD

Flat 4 is a mid-terrace house in Southport (PR9 0JD). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 84 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (53–84 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 59). The latest certificate (May 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

At 84 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 178% above the 2018 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 51.4% below the postcode norm. Sold December 2018 for £41,000.