Flat 4, 45 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8EA

Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2010); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£527/sq ft) was about 270.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.