20 Highgate, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HY

20 Highgate is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0HY). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2026) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 208 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 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £503,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £440,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.