Dodds Cottage, Nabs Head Lane, Samlesbury, Preston, PR5 0UQ

Dodds Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Samlesbury, Preston, Preston (PR5 0UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1035 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 15.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 is 23.2% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 64.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 96 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in October 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.