1 Handley Road, Blackpool, FY1 3HW
About 1 Handley Road
1 Handley Road is a detached house in Blackpool (FY1 3HW). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (51–125 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 8 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 20% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 295.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £105,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
1 Handley Road has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Handley Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£126,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 20 years.
£105,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£105,000
+14.1%28 July 2022
£92,000
+48.4%over 19 years10 January 2003
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in FY1 3HW: £75,000 (2022–2007).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Buchanan Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Devonshire Primary Academy. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB







