8 Hill Street, Blackpool, FY4 1DG

8 Hill Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blackpool (FY4 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.

It hasn't traded since February 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. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 is 41.3% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.