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About 78 Cop Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
78 Cop Lane is a semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0UR). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since May 2015. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 sits 308.3% above the 1997 sale of £96,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 63.3% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
78 Cop Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
78 Cop Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£96,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Cop Lane homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
78 Cop Lane is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£706
Street avg £2,311
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Manor Lane south — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 0UR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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