18 Highgate, Blackpool, FY4 2QJ
About 18 Highgate
18 Highgate is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY4 2QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 993 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
18 Highgate's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
18 Highgate has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£141,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 12 years.
£132,500
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
27 November 2009Most recent
£132,500
-1.9%over 2 years4 September 2007
£135,000
+33.7%over 3 years9 December 2003
£101,000
+80.5%over 6 years14 August 1997
£55,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in FY4 2QJ: £165,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Highgate homes
On epc rating, 18 Highgate runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,436
Street avg £1,554
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Abbey Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Roseacre Primary Academy. 18 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







