52a, Poulton Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2AH

52a is a mid-terrace house in Kirkham, Preston, Preston (PR4 2AH). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 48 m² this is the 8th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 20 units on file.

Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £207,000 is 27.4% below the 2022 sale of £285,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£552/sq ft) was about 295.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £285,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.