184a, Preston Road, Preston, Weymouth, DT3 6BJ

184a is a six-bedroom detached house in Preston, Weymouth, Weymouth (DT3 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 17% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £512,000 is 34.7% above the 2007 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.