17 Highgate, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HY

17 Highgate is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0HY). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 75.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2018 at £380,000.