Flat 1, 2 Boscombe Road, Blackpool, FY4 1LW

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY4 1LW). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 64 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (64–133 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 4 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since September 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 64 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 46 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 17% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 127.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.