8 Cromford Walk, Preston, PR1 4YR

8 Cromford Walk is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Preston (PR1 4YR). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 sits 75.9% above the 2011 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 47.7% below the postcode norm. 15 years since the last transfer (October 2011).