13b, Charlesway Court, Lea Road, Lea, Preston, PR2 1TL

13b is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lea, Preston, Preston (PR2 1TL). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2022 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 33rd smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 sits 58.6% above the 2022 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 20.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 42 EPCs). Last sale on file: £70,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.