Flat 2, 26 Chester Road, Southport, PR9 7HD

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Southport (PR9 7HD). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 42). The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

It hasn't traded since May 1996, a hold of 30 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 £153,000 sits 166.1% above the 1996 sale of £57,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 50 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).