16 Durley Road, Blackpool, FY1 6LX

16 Durley Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY1 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since February 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 104 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 18 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 is 17.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 33% above the typical sold price in the postcode.