7 Ashworth Court, Preston, PR1 4PS

7 Ashworth Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Preston (PR1 4PS). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 66 m² this is the 5th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 9 units on file. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since April 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £113,000 sits 356.6% above the 1997 sale of £24,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 67.7% below the postcode norm.