Bottom Floor Flat, 8 St Bedes Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 1AQ

Bottom Floor Flat is a semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY4 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2024 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

It hasn't traded since August 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 sits 92.7% above the 2008 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 98.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.