The Hollins, Roach Road, Samlesbury, Preston, PR5 0RB

The Hollins is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Samlesbury, Preston, Preston (PR5 0RB). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in April 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £562,000 sits 255.7% above the 1996 sale of £158,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 19.2% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.