17 Lancaster Gate, Banks, Southport, PR9 8DT

17 Lancaster Gate is a four-bedroom detached house in Banks, Southport, Southport (PR9 8DT). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It hasn't traded since June 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 36.8% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.