1 Hill Street, Blackpool, FY4 1DG

1 Hill Street is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blackpool (FY4 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–121 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2025) 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 May 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Blackpool HPI: 34.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 sits 89.5% above the 2003 sale of £74,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 215.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).