31a, Chapel Lane, Banks, Southport, PR9 8EY
About 31a
31a is a detached house in Banks, Southport, Southport (PR9 8EY). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
31a has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
6 applications on record at 31a, Chapel Lane, Banks, Southport, PR9 8EY
- May 2007FullOutcome in report
Retention of two portacabins and change of use to B1 business use.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2007/0345/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMay 2014Decision
- ConditionsMar 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
31a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR9 8EY: £225,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PR9 8EY
14 Chapel Lane, Banks, Southport, PR9 8EY
Sold Sept 2025
£100,0004 Chapel Lane, Banks, Southport, PR9 8EY
Sold Jun 2023
£225,00059 Chapel Lane, Banks, Southport, PR9 8EY
Sold Jul 2022
£225,00057 Chapel Lane, Banks, Southport, PR9 8EY
Sold Jun 2022
£265,50019 Chapel Lane, Banks, Southport, PR9 8EY
Sold Mar 2022
£290,000
Versus other Chapel Lane homes
Floor Area for 31a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Methodist School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Banks Methodist School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB