8 Austin Grove, Blackpool, FY1 6BT
About 8 Austin Grove
8 Austin Grove is a mid-terrace house in Blackpool (FY1 6BT). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold December 2022 for £85,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 137 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 37.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 92.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
8 Austin Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
8 Austin Grove has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 21 years.
£85,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2022Most recent
£85,000
-26.1%over 9 years21 May 2013
£115,000
+105.4%over 3 years25 August 2009
£56,000
+40.0%over 7 years26 March 2002
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in FY1 6BT: £64,500 (2018–2007).
Versus other Austin Grove homes
On years held, 8 Austin Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£620
Street avg £553
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alexandra Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Blackpool Gateway Academy. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB