1 Cubic, Birley Street, Preston, PR1 2AQ

1 Cubic is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Preston (PR1 2AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 56 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in 1 Cubic, where floor areas span 51–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 73). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 21.6% below the 2008 sale of £139,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 74.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It hasn't traded since July 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.