Flat 5, 1 Mersey Road, Blackpool, FY4 1EN

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY4 1EN). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 28 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–42 m².

Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 12.7% below the 2007 sale of £280,500, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£931/sq ft) was about 1009.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.