71 Preston Road, Weymouth, DT3 6PY

71 Preston Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Weymouth (DT3 6PY). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since November 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 sits 50.1% above the 2006 sale of £378,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.