5 Woodlands Way, Barton, Preston, PR3 5DU

5 Woodlands Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5DU). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 sits 136.2% above the 2015 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 43.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015.