3 St Bedes Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 1AQ

3 St Bedes Avenue is a semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY4 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 3rd 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.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in March 1998. 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 £124,000 sits 235.1% above the 1998 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 62.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.