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About 17 General Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 General Street is an end-of-terrace house in Blackpool (FY1 1RW). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. At 47 m² this is the 5th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–205 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 (72 versus a worst of 45). The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 72).
Sale prices here have outpaced Blackpool HPI: 30% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 11.8% below the 2008 sale of £204,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. It hasn't traded since February 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2007. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 General Street, Blackpool, FY1 1RW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2007SubdivisionFullGrant Permission
Use of premises as four self-contained permanent flats.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2003.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 30.0% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2008)
£204,000
Growth on file: 30.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other General Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
17 General Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 44 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackpool district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cocker Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around FY1 1RW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 47 points of interest in total.
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