19a, Gainsborough Road, Blackpool, FY1 4DZ

19a is a semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY1 4DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 56 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 54 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–164 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good.

Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 sits 160% above the 2022 sale of £39,999. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 16.9% below the postcode norm. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 53 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £39,999. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.