1 Irelands Cottage, Brabiner Lane, Whittingham, Preston, PR3 2AP

1 Irelands Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Whittingham, Preston, Preston (PR3 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1800 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in September 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 is 41.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 24.3% below the postcode norm.