Dove Cote, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BB

Dove Cote is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 231 m² the property is well over the postcode median (169 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 121.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £520,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.