185 Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY1 6EU

185 Lytham Road is a seven-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackpool (FY1 6EU). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–71 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Blackpool HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 39.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 95.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: partial demolition approved in 2019. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.