Atherton Lodge, Church Walk, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6SZ

Atherton Lodge is a semi-detached house in Ribbleton, Preston, Preston (PR2 6SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 10.9% below the 2021 sale of £275,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 59.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Sold August 2021 for £275,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.