1 Lea Road, Lea, Preston, PR2 1TN

1 Lea Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Lea, Preston, Preston (PR2 1TN). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since January 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 136 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 sits 178.3% above the 2000 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 46.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.