Glenroyd, Ratcliffe Wharf Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AN

Glenroyd is a three-bedroom detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since July 1999 — that's 27 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 £495,000 sits 201.8% above the 1999 sale of £164,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 56.6% below the postcode norm. At 120 m² it sits well below the postcode median (239 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.