7 Duckworth Close, Catterall, Preston, PR3 1YR

7 Duckworth Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Catterall, Preston, Preston (PR3 1YR). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.

At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 sits 51.1% above the 2018 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £190,000.