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Get started1a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY1 6EH). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It hasn't traded since April 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Blackpool HPI: 23.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £98,000 is 40% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 27.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
1a has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first floor extensions to existing dwelling.
1a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£98,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.8% per year over 8 years.
£70,000
Growth on file: 23.8% per year over 8 years.
EPC Rating for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,186
Street avg £868
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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
Wellington Road Old Bridge — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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17 April 2009Most recent
£70,000
+55.6%over 6 years3 January 2003
£45,000
+246.2%over 1 year1 June 2001
£13,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in FY1 6EH: £82,500 (2025–2022).
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
FY1 6DW
Closest school
0.2 km
Blackpool Gateway Academy. 21 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB
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