Flat 1, 213 St Annes Road, Blackpool, FY4 2BL

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY4 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–47 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (72 versus a best of 78).

Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 is 11.8% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 296.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.