1 Cecilia Street, Preston, PR1 5SB

1 Cecilia Street is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Preston (PR1 5SB). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–133 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2020 at £90,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 27.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 235.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.