Flat 1, 81 Leyland Road, Southport, PR9 0NJ

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southport (PR9 0NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 98 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (48–98 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.

Held since February 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 97 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 62.5% above the 2011 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 51.9% below the postcode norm.