18 St Bedes Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 1AQ

18 St Bedes Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY4 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 7th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–317 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 21 units on file. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It hasn't traded since May 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 sits 87.1% above the 2004 sale of £77,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 149.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.