120 Central Drive, Blackpool, FY1 5DY

120 Central Drive is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackpool (FY1 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. At 75 m² this is the 11th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–263 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 15 units on file.

It hasn't traded since August 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 34.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 182.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.