42a, Milbourne Street, Blackpool, FY1 3LH

42a is an end-of-terrace house in Blackpool (FY1 3LH). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 4th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–153 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2022. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since November 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 57.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 75.4% above the 2003 sale of £69,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 206% above the typical sold price in the postcode.