1 Fernhurst Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 3AY

1 Fernhurst Avenue is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Blackpool (FY4 3AY). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 120.2% above the 2002 sale of £49,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 31.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 22 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.