9, MERLECREST DRIVE, TARLETON, PRESTON, PR4 6BD - £150,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

9 MERLECREST DRIVE is a very small extended semi-detached house of 74m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £236,596. It was last sold for £150,000 in May 2013, which was around 6% above the average May 2013 semi-detached price in the West Lancashire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2012, where the current energy rating was F, and the potential energy rating was E.

9 MERLECREST DRIVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 9 MERLECREST DRIVE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the West Lancashire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. One of the two 9 MERLECREST DRIVE sales was for above the average price, whilst the other was for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2013 10 MAY	£150,000	£141,349	6% above HPI
2013 8 JAN	£107,000	£142,174	25% below HPI

9 MERLECREST DRIVE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the West Lancashire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 9 MERLECREST DRIVE sales from January 2013 and May 2013 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the January 2013 sale was for 25% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 25% below the HPI over time, until the May 2013 sale, where it rises to 6% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 6% above the HPI.

What might 9 MERLECREST DRIVE be worth now?

9 MERLECREST DRIVE might now be worth an estimated £236,596.

This is based on house price inflation of 57.7%, between May 2013 and February 2025, for semi-detached houses, in the West Lancashire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 57.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 9 MERLECREST DRIVE of £150,000 on 10th May 2013. For the value to have increased from £150,000 to £236,596 over the twelve years and three months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 9 MERLECREST DRIVE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the West Lancashire local authority area.
• The May 2013 sale price of £150,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 9 MERLECREST DRIVE has not materially changed since May 2013.

How Large is 9 MERLECREST DRIVE?

9 MERLECREST DRIVE is 74m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2012. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Tarleton, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Tarleton, and where 9 MERLECREST DRIVE lies on this distribution: 4% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 9 MERLECREST DRIVE, and 96% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Tarleton.

9 MERLECREST DRIVE: Plot and Title Map

9 MERLECREST DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.069 of an acre, or 280m². The below map shows the location of 9 MERLECREST DRIVE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 9 MERLECREST DRIVE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 9 MERLECREST DRIVE?

9 MERLECREST DRIVE is located in TARLETON, in the PR4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 9 on MERLECREST DRIVE.