8 Chorley Close, Southport, PR9 8AU

8 Chorley Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southport (PR9 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £200,000 sits 50.4% above the 2012 sale of £133,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 33.4% below the postcode norm. On the market in December 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.