5 Lakeside Court, 82 Promenade, Southport, PR9 0JW

5 Lakeside Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR9 0JW). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 53). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 85 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 63–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (25 versus a best of 59). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.

Held since September 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 sits 90.8% above the 2000 sale of £74,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 35.3% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).