1 Chiltern Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 2BN

1 Chiltern Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY4 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 sits 165.3% above the 2002 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 63.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.