Grove House, Apartment 2, 1 Moor Park Avenue, Preston, PR1 6AS

Grove House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Preston (PR1 6AS). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 60 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Grove House (60–138 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 6 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2021. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 22.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.