4 The Hawthorns, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RF

4 The Hawthorns is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bilsborrow, Preston, Preston (PR3 0RF). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 49.4% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 25.5% below the postcode norm.