Paddington Cottage, Garstang Road, St Michaels, Preston, PR3 0TJ

Paddington Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in St. Michaels, Preston, Preston (PR3 0TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 975 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in January 2004. Across 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 35.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 66% above the 2004 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).