13 Atherton Close, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2AF

13 Atherton Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston, Preston (PR2 2AF). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 66 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 65–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (62 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 66 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 14% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £107,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.