7 Bloomfield Grange, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9BP

7 Bloomfield Grange is a semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 9BP). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 31 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–57 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 sits 157.1% above the 2014 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 34.5% below the postcode norm. At 31 m² it's 27.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (43 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Last sold in January 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.