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About 8 Gainsborough Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Gainsborough Road is an end-of-terrace house in Blackpool (FY1 4DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 181.3% above the 1998 sale of £45,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 48.7% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Gainsborough Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Gainsborough Road has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£45,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Gainsborough Road homes
Four headline reads against 49 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 8 Gainsborough Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£438
Street avg £907
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around FY1 4DZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 59 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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