Springdale Court, Flat 1, 25 Boscombe Road, Blackpool, FY4 1LW

Springdale Court is a semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY4 1LW). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 75 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Springdale Court, where floor areas span 52–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 46). The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 25% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 60% above the typical sold price in the postcode.