The Bungalow, Old Greaves Town Lane, Lea, Preston, PR2 1PF

The Bungalow is a detached house in Lea, Preston, Preston (PR2 1PF). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in September 2021 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 is 22.5% below the 2022 sale of £360,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 84.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £360,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.