2 Running Pump Cottage, Catforth Road, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HH

2 Running Pump Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Catforth, Preston, Preston (PR4 0HH). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.