What type of property is 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS?

5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS?

5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS last sold for £128,500 in December 2024, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £30,000 in May 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between May 1998 and December 2024, 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS rose from £30,000 to £128,500, a change of £98,500. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS?

The current EPC rating for 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in October 2024. It has dropped from a C recorded in April 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS?

5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (1,432 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in FY1 3LS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS?

5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS located?

5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS sits in Blackpool. It falls within the FY1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS?

Police records around 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (341% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS?

The closest primary school to 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS is Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School (291m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Mary's Catholic Academy (1.7km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS?

The closest bus stop to 5 Buchanan Street, FY1 3LS is Buchanan Street, 73m away. The nearest rail option is Blackpool North Rail Station, 472m away.

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5 Buchanan Street, Blackpool, FY1 3LS

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

133 m²

1432 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Buchanan Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Buchanan Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackpool (FY1 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £128,500 in December 2024. Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 56.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2024

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2024from Apr 2010

EPC improved fromC78toD65

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Buchanan Street, Blackpool, FY1 3LS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Buchanan Street has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 Buchanan Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£131,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£128,500

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

6 December 2024Most recent
£128,500
+144.1%over 12 years
11 April 2012
£52,635
+75.4%over 13 years
7 May 1998
£30,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in FY1 3LS: £70,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in FY1 3LS

On the street

Versus other Buchanan Street homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Buchanan Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£966

Street avg £666

Strongly above

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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.

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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

Buchanan Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around FY1 3LS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.2dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for FY1 3LS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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