68 Highcroft Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0BW
About 68 Highcroft Avenue
68 Highcroft Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Bispham, Blackpool, Blackpool (FY2 0BW). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 is 41.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
68 Highcroft Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 4 June 2024
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Planning history
68 Highcroft Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 68 Highcroft Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0BW
- Oct 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two-storey side extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/0212
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2009Decision
- ExtensionDec 2008Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 16 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
13 June 2016Most recent
£155,000
+10.7%over 12 months28 June 2015
£140,000
+169.2%over 15 years22 June 2000
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in FY2 0BW: £126,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in FY2 0BW
82 Highcroft Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0BW
Sold Aug 2025
£114,95072 Highcroft Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0BW
Sold Mar 2025
£110,00060 Highcroft Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0BW
Sold Feb 2025
£126,000102 Highcroft Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0BW
Sold Jan 2025
£165,00070 Highcroft Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0BW
Sold Jan 2025
£154,000
Versus other Highcroft Avenue homes
68 Highcroft Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,409
Street avg £1,731
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
202/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Kincraig Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Kincraig Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







