What type of property is 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU?

28 Highgate, PR1 0DU is a 5-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU?

28 Highgate, PR1 0DU last sold for £480,000 in July 2023, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU?

The current EPC rating for 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in July 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU?

28 Highgate, PR1 0DU has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (1,862 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR1 0DU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU heated?

The latest EPC at 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU?

28 Highgate, PR1 0DU is in council tax band D.

Where is 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU located?

28 Highgate, PR1 0DU sits in Penwortham, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR1 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU?

Police records around 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU show an average of 842 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 32% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (18% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU?

The closest primary school to 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU is Penwortham Primary School (446m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Penwortham Girls' High School (531m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU?

The closest bus stop to 28 Highgate, PR1 0DU is St Teresa's Church, 133m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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28 Highgate, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0DU

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

173 m²

1862 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 28 Highgate

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

28 Highgate is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0DU). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 is 12.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2023 for £480,000.

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

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageIntegral

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

28 Highgate'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 15 Jul 2023

Current Certificate

Jul 2013

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 15 July 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Highgate, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Highgate 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.

28 Highgate valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£539,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£480,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

31 July 2023Most recent
£480,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 0DU: £280,000 (2026–2016).

Nearby sales in PR1 0DU

On the street

Versus other Highgate homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

28 Highgate outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,775

Street avg £2,433

Above

Floor Area

173 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Preston report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

842/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St Teresa's Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Penwortham Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR1 0DU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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