4 Crookings Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HU
About 4 Crookings Lane
4 Crookings Lane is a semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0HU). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 84 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 34.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £182,000 in June 2018.
Energy performance
4 Crookings Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Planning history
4 Crookings Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 4 Crookings Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HU
- Nov 2018ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/2018/6973/CLD
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Sales history & valuation
4 Crookings Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£182,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 June 2018Most recent
£182,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 0HU: £245,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in PR1 0HU
9 Crookings Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HU
Sold Apr 2024
£210,00022 Crookings Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HU
Sold Mar 2020
£268,00012 Crookings Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HU
Sold Aug 2019
£245,00013 Crookings Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HU
Sold Jun 2019
£240,00010 Crookings Lane, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HU
Sold May 2019
£319,950
Versus other Crookings Lane homes
EPC Rating for 4 Crookings Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,167
Street avg £1,873
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.2 km
Crookings Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Penwortham Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







