3 Topiary Gardens, Bowgreave, Preston, PR3 1YF

3 Topiary Gardens is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Bowgreave, Preston, Preston (PR3 1YF). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 13 years since the last transfer (April 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 is 45.6% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 15.2% below the postcode norm.