30a, Delany Drive, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 1SJ

30a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Freckleton, Preston, Preston (PR4 1SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–145 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 28 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 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 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 is 24.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 36.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.