4 Bamburgh Close, Blackpool, FY4 5FA

4 Bamburgh Close is a detached house in Blackpool (FY4 5FA). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in October 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 6 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). Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 sits 142.6% above the 2000 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 57% below the postcode norm.