1a, Chester Road, Southport, PR9 7HD

1a is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR9 7HD). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a G (score 4), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 76 m² this is the 7th smallest of 51 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–166 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (4 versus a best of 76).

At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 50 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 10.1% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2024 at £138,000.