70 Higher Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3SY

70 Higher Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Longridge, Preston, Preston (PR3 3SY). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 37.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.