162 Bispham Road, Blackpool, FY2 0LA

162 Bispham Road is a semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY2 0LA). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 sits 180.2% above the 1998 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 63.1% below the postcode norm. At 130 m² it's 26.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).