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About 42 Forest Grove
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Forest Grove is a three-bedroom detached house in Eccleston Park, Prescot, Prescot (L34 2RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2020. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 115 m² it sits well below the postcode median (187 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 27.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
42 Forest Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 42 Forest Grove, Eccleston Park, Prescot, L34 2RZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2021ExtensionFullGrant
Demolition of the existing garage and erection of a two storey side extension, single storey front extension, single storey rear extension with partial rendering to the dwelling.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Forest Grove homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 42 Forest Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,826
Street avg £2,514
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Fairholme Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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