28 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, Preston, PR1 2QF

28 The Room Apartments is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 2QF). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Main heating runs on electricity. At 63 m² this is the 38th smallest of 78 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 78 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £100,000 is 26.2% below the 2008 sale of £135,487, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in December 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).