27 Rawcliffe Street, Blackpool, FY4 1BY

27 Rawcliffe Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackpool (FY4 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 40 m² this is the 31st smallest of 45 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 15–233 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to A, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2014) 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 November 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in June 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 sits 100% above the 2002 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 33.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (31 m² median across 44 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.