7 Talbot Street, Chipping, Preston, PR3 2QE

7 Talbot Street is a semi-detached house in Chipping, Preston, Preston (PR3 2QE). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on lpg.

At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold January 2025 for £335,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2010–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.