71 Waterloo Road, Blackpool, FY4 1AD

71 Waterloo Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackpool (FY4 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–143 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to E, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in December 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 85.3% above the 2002 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 46.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.