186a, Preston Road, Preston, Weymouth, DT3 6BJ

186a is a three-bedroom detached house in Preston, Weymouth, Weymouth (DT3 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.

At 108 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). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 22.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.