17 Ashley Mews, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2DR

17 Ashley Mews is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston, Preston (PR2 2DR). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–96 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 (63 versus a best of 80). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 49 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 45.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.