What type of property is 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP?

8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP last change hands?

8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP last sold for £427,000 in May 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £368,000 in January 2015, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2015 and May 2020, 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP rose from £368,000 to £427,000, a change of £59,000. That works out to roughly +2.8% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP?

The current EPC rating for 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in July 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP?

8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (1,093 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 44% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR1 0BP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP?

8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP located?

8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP sits in Penwortham, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR1 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP?

Police records around 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP?

The closest primary school to 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP is St Stephen's CofE School (1.0km), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Penwortham Girls' High School (873m), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP?

The closest bus stop to 8 Castle Walk, PR1 0BP is The Pavilions, 319m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Castle Walk, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0BP

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

102 m²

1093 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Castle Walk

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Castle Walk is a four-bedroom detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1093 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 is 38.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 108.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2020 for £427,000.

Specifications

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
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageDouble

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Castle Walk'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 05 Jul 2021

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Castle Walk, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Castle Walk has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

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

£590,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£427,000

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

25 May 2020Most recent
£427,000
+16.0%over 5 years
28 January 2015
£368,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 0BP: £420,000 (2020–2016).

Nearby sales in PR1 0BP

On the street

Versus other Castle Walk homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Castle Walk outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,204

Street avg £2,059

Strongly above

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 184 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

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.

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Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

The Pavilions — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Penwortham Girls' High School. 37 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 0BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR1 0BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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