Wayside, Chapel Road, Blackpool, FY4 5BP
About Wayside
Wayside is a detached house in Blackpool (FY4 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 53), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 21.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 114.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in September 2017.
Energy performance
Wayside sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Wayside has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Wayside was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 September 2017Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in FY4 5BP: £92,500 (2025–2021).
Versus other Chapel Road homes
Wayside outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,946
Street avg £1,176
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
38.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Marton Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Marton Primary Academy and Nursery. 19 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
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







