5 Handsworth Road, Blackpool, FY1 2RQ
About 5 Handsworth Road
5 Handsworth Road is a mid-terrace house in Blackpool (FY1 2RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
It hasn't traded since March 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 200% above the 1998 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 26.9% below the postcode norm. At 96 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 40 EPCs).
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Planning history
5 Handsworth Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5 Handsworth Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£41,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 1998Most recent
£41,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in FY1 2RQ: £92,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in FY1 2RQ
Versus other Handsworth Road homes
Years Held for 5 Handsworth Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£427
Street avg £745
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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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
Ashburton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Westminster Primary Academy. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB