3 Alert Street, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2SP

3 Alert Street is an end-of-terrace house in Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston, Preston (PR2 2SP). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

It hasn't traded since September 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 78.5% above the 2003 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2003. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.