Flat 1, 7 Trent Road, Blackpool, FY4 1EF

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Blackpool (FY4 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 50% above the 2006 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 145.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.