2 Critchley Close, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4GG

2 Critchley Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Much Hoole, Preston, Preston (PR4 4GG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and a loft. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 114 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 sits 52% above the 2014 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 90.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in April 2014.