Flat 1, 130 Leyland Road, Southport, PR9 0JL

Flat 1 is a three-bedroom detached house in Southport (PR9 0JL). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 72 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–131 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 265.7% above the 1999 sale of £31,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 62% below the postcode norm.