Fairacre, Cumeragh Lane, Whittingham, Preston, PR3 2AL

Fairacre is a four-bedroom detached house in Whittingham, Preston, Preston (PR3 2AL). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot.

At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 is 14.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.