Flat 3, 130 Leyland Road, Southport, PR9 0JL

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR9 0JL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (48–131 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

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. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 30.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 114.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 30 EPCs).