82a, Flat, Poulton Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2AH

82a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kirkham, Preston, Preston (PR4 2AH). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in July 2002. At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 104.1% above the 2002 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 48.7% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision.