Townside House, Flat 1, Raikes Road, Great Eccleston, Preston, PR3 0ZA

Townside House is a two-bedroom detached house in Great Eccleston, Preston, Preston (PR3 0ZA). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since April 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 181.8% above the 2000 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 34.3% below the postcode norm. At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).