Apsley House, Lower Lane, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3SL

Apsley House is a detached house in Longridge, Preston, Preston (PR3 3SL). It has a recorded floor area of 305 m² (around 3283 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 305 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £698,000 sits 108.4% above the 2001 sale of £335,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 45.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.