14 Kensington Road, Southport, PR9 0RT

14 Kensington Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR9 0RT). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (December 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 50 m² this is the 4th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–249 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 35 units on file.

It hasn't traded since November 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 sits 348.8% above the 1999 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 20.2% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.