8 City Court, Percy Street, Preston, PR1 1DY
About 8 City Court
8 City Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 1DY). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2022) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 64 m² this is the 18th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top.
At 64 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £73,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £100,000 is 37% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 16.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
8 City Court ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
8 City Court has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 City Court's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£100,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 19 years.
£73,000
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
24 February 2023Most recent
£73,000
+19.7%over 14 years29 April 2008
£61,000
+5.2%over 1 year12 January 2007
£58,000
-6.5%over 3 years22 December 2003
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 1DY: £60,000 (2007–2003).
Nearby sales in PR1 1DY
18 City Court, Percy Street, Preston, PR1 1DY
Sold Dec 2007
£60,00019 City Court, Percy Street, Preston, PR1 1DY
Sold Jan 2007
£116,50017 City Court, Percy Street, Preston, PR1 1DY
Sold Jan 2004
£62,0009 City Court, Percy Street, Preston, PR1 1DY
Sold Dec 2003
£50,00020 City Court, Percy Street, Preston, PR1 1DY
Sold Nov 2003
£58,000
Versus other City Court homes
Years Held for 8 City Court lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,141
Street avg £1,244
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Percy Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB






