What type of property is First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW?

First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW is a semi-detached house.

What did First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW sell for?

First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW last sold for £78,500 in October 2006, around 20 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £25,000 in February 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW changed over time?

Across 3 sales between February 2002 and October 2006, First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW rose from £25,000 to £78,500, a change of £53,500. That works out to roughly +27.8% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW have?

The current EPC rating for First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in August 2023. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW?

First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft). That makes it about 45% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in FY1 4HW. Source: EPC Register.

How is First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW heated?

The latest EPC at First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW located?

First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW sits in Blackpool. It falls within the FY1 postcode district.

Is First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW in a safe area?

Police records around First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (341% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW?

The closest primary school to First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW is Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School (329m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Mary's Catholic Academy (1.8km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW?

The closest bus stop to First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, FY1 4HW is Leicester Road, 146m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, Blackpool, FY1 4HW

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 00

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About First Floor Flat

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

First Floor Flat is a semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY1 4HW). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 73).

It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 is 37.6% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 62.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against First Floor Flat, 8 Longton Road, Blackpool, FY1 4HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

First Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

First Floor Flat has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£108,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 27.8% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£78,500

Growth on file: 27.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

3 October 2006Most recent
£78,500
+109.3%over 2 years
26 May 2004
£37,500
+50.0%over 2 years
1 February 2002
£25,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in FY1 4HW: £170,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in FY1 4HW

On the street

Versus other Longton Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

First Floor Flat outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,481

Street avg £1,267

On par

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Leicester Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around FY1 4HW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.6dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for FY1 4HW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.5dB

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