1a, Belsfield Drive, Hesketh Bank, Preston, PR4 6YB

1a is a five-bedroom detached house in Hesketh Bank, Preston, Preston (PR4 6YB). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £332,500. 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. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 20.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 68.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.