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About 16 Shaftesbury Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Shaftesbury Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 22.2% above the 2022 sale price. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £230,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Shaftesbury Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Aug 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Shaftesbury Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Shaftesbury Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2025ExtensionFullApproval with Conditions
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with a flat roof and a lantern rooflight
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Shaftesbury Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2022)
£230,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Shaftesbury Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for 16 Shaftesbury Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,018
Street avg £2,445
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Preston district page.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Clive Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 0AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 59 points of interest in total.
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