16 Durham Road, Blackpool, FY1 3QB

16 Durham Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blackpool (FY1 3QB). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 49 m² this is the 6th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 11–162 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 33 units on file.

It hasn't traded since February 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 500% above the 1995 sale of £18,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 52.2% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.