5 Crofts Drive, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LW

5 Crofts Drive is a six-bedroom detached house in Grimsargh, Preston, Preston (PR2 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 237 m² the property is well over the postcode median (178 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2004–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 is 47.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 27.1% below the postcode norm.