Flat 4, 28 Victoria Parade, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1DT

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston, Preston (PR2 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and 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 electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 10.9% below the 2007 sale of £132,500, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 117.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).