Haydock Cottage, Whittingham Lane, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LH

Haydock Cottage is a detached house in Grimsargh, Preston, Preston (PR2 5LH). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in April 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 495.6% above the 2001 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 77.9% below the postcode norm. At 111 m² it sits well below the postcode median (243 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.