8 Hollins Hill, Hollins Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AB

8 Hollins Hill is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Held since April 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. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 is 44.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 18.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.