8 Catterall Close, Blackpool, FY1 3RB

8 Catterall Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blackpool (FY1 3RB). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 30 units on file.

Held since August 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. Sale prices here have outpaced Blackpool HPI: 12.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 is 31.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 126.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 29 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.