218 Preston Road, Preston, Weymouth, DT3 6BJ

218 Preston Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Preston, Weymouth, Weymouth (DT3 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 59 m² this is the 4th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–246 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

It hasn't traded since March 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 59 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 60.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.