149 Liverpool Road, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0QH

149 Liverpool Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0QH). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (34 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 is 24.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 31.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused.