7a, Grosvenor Street, Blackpool, FY1 3DX

7a is an end-of-terrace house in Blackpool (FY1 3DX). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the 4th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–154 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good.

Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 98.3% above the 2001 sale of £58,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 68.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.