2 Acton Road, Blackpool, FY4 4EE

2 Acton Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Blackpool (FY4 4EE). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 sits 142.6% above the 2003 sale of £72,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 39.9% below the postcode norm.