1 Church Walk, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6SZ

1 Church Walk is a four-bedroom detached house in Ribbleton, Preston, Preston (PR2 6SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Held since June 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £288,000 sits 118.3% above the 2001 sale of £131,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 30.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).