5 Shaw Street, Preston, PR1 1UB
About 5 Shaw Street
5 Shaw Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 1UB). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
It hasn't traded since March 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 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 sits 297.1% above the 1997 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£37/sq ft) was about 43.4% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
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Planning history
5 Shaw Street has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
5 Shaw Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£135,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£34,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 1997Most recent
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 1UB: £58,000 (2017–2008).
Versus other Shaw Street homes
5 Shaw Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£395
Street avg £673
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Gardner Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston. 46 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.1dB