Beechlyn, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BB

Beechlyn is a five-bedroom detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1854 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory, a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

Held since November 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £549,000 is 20.7% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 160.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.