1 Derwentwater Place, Preston, PR1 6DL

1 Derwentwater Place is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Preston (PR1 6DL). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–61 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (59 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £94,000 sits 70.9% above the 2011 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 29.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 6 EPCs).