9 Albany Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 1PN

9 Albany Avenue is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY4 1PN). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–117 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold October 2021 for £130,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 10% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 184.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.