3 Forest Way, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8PR

3 Forest Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 8PR). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1662 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in December 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 154 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 19.5% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 17.6% below the postcode norm.