19 Monks Walk, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0AQ

19 Monks Walk is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in July 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 37.7% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 16.2% below the postcode norm.