Flat, 3 Dunes Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 1PU

Flat is a detached house in Blackpool (FY4 1PU). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 497 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (46–235 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (16 versus a best of 67). The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 27). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 5 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. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 55.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (April 2012).