What kind of home is 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB?

6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB sell for?

6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB last sold for £185,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £48,250 in November 1995, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between November 1995 and March 2021, 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB rose from £48,250 to £185,000, a change of £136,750. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB have?

The current EPC rating for 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in February 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB?

6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR1 0PB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB use?

The latest EPC at 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB?

6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB is in council tax band C.

Which area is 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB in?

6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB sits in Penwortham, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR1 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB?

Police records around 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB 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.

What schools are near 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB?

The closest primary school to 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB is Whitefield Primary School (190m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is All Hallows Catholic High School (398m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB?

The closest bus stop to 6 Birch Avenue, PR1 0PB is Birch Avenue, 142m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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6 Birch Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0PB

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Birch Avenue

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

6 Birch Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0PB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 90 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 18 EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 41.6% above the 2021 sale price. Sold March 2021 for £185,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageSingle, Detached

Building

Previously extendedYes
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.

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Birch Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0PB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Birch Avenue 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Current estimate

£262,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£185,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

5 March 2021Most recent
£185,000
+283.4%over 25 years
3 November 1995
£48,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 0PB: £237,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in PR1 0PB

On the street

Versus other Birch Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 6 Birch Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,056

Street avg £2,440

Below

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

On par

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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.

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Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Birch Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Whitefield Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR1 0PB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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