5 Peter Street, Blackpool, FY1 3LT

5 Peter Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackpool (FY1 3LT). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–146 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 58.8% above the 2007 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 155.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2005. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.