Flat 5, 128 Leyland Road, Southport, PR9 0JL

Flat 5 is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR9 0JL). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 63 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–103 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 60% above the 2021 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 31.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £80,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).