39 Kensington Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0EE
About 39 Kensington Avenue
39 Kensington Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0EE). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 22.7% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 56.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 18 EPCs). Sold October 2024 for £220,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 39 Kensington Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0EE
- Feb 2025DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing single storey outrigger to rear
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/2024/00945/HOH
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentMar 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
39 Kensington Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 October 2024Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 0EE: £281,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in PR1 0EE
49 Kensington Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0EE
Sold Dec 2024
£285,00064 Kensington Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0EE
Sold Aug 2024
£281,00067 Kensington Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0EE
Sold Oct 2022
£220,00062 Kensington Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0EE
Sold Mar 2020
£228,00045 Kensington Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0EE
Sold Feb 2019
£285,000
Versus other Kensington Avenue homes
Floor Area for 39 Kensington Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,785
Street avg £2,155
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shaftsbury Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Penwortham Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







