Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Rear Of 72 is an end-of-terrace house in Blackpool (FY4 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 21 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Rear Of 72 (21–44 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to E, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 July 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Rear Of 72 has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Rear Of 72 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in FY4 1BW: £100,000 (2025–2023).
Rear Of 72 is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
21 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
420/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Waterloo Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Thames Primary Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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