Nicholsons Farms, Ratcliffe Wharf Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AN

Nicholsons Farms is a semi-detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 is 70.5% below the 2016 sale of £930,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£839/sq ft) was about 214.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it sits well below the postcode median (240 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2017. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.