188 New Hall Lane, Preston, PR1 4DX

188 New Hall Lane is a mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 4DX). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 394 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 37 m² this is the 5th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–148 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 19 units on file.

It hasn't traded since September 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 530.8% above the 1998 sale of £19,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 27.2% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 37 m² it's 24.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).