1 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN

1 Bairstow Street is an end-of-terrace house in Preston (PR1 3TN). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 is 19.6% below the 2022 sale of £240,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 89 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold December 2022 for £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.