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About 20 Highgate
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Highgate is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0HY). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £440,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Outbuildings
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
20 Highgate's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jan 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Highgate, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
20 Highgate has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2018AnnexFullApproval with Conditions
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension and formation of pitched roof over flat roofed area of detached outbuilding to rear together with conversion to annexe
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 20 Highgate was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2021)
£440,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Highgate homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
20 Highgate outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,767
Street avg £2,134
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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