8 Westmorland Close, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0UT

8 Westmorland Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0UT). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Held since August 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 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 28.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 17.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.