7 Brookdale, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4XL

7 Brookdale is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in New Longton, Preston, Preston (PR4 4XL). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2010); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 sits 64.3% above the 2016 sale of £154,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 28.6% below the postcode norm. Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.