Greyfriars, Alston Lane, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BN

Greyfriars is a four-bedroom detached house in Alston, Preston, Preston (PR3 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on lpg.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in October 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (163 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £743,000 sits 329.5% above the 1996 sale of £173,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 62.9% below the postcode norm.