29 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN

29 Bairstow Street is a semi-detached house in Preston (PR1 3TN). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2010); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 55th smallest of 91 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–240 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B, with this unit at the bottom.

Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 42.5% below the 2026 sale of £200,000, 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 (£332/sq ft) was about 117.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 90 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was February 2026 at £200,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.