23 Brentwood Court, Southport, PR9 9JN

23 Brentwood Court is a detached house in Southport (PR9 9JN). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 50 m² this is the 13th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–56 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 (1 versus a best of 75).

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.