Highfield, Station Road, Little Hoole, Preston, PR4 5LE

Highfield is a three-bedroom detached house in Little Hoole, Preston, Preston (PR4 5LE). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since September 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 sits 289.3% above the 1996 sale of £103,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 52.8% below the postcode norm. At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.