12 St Pauls Square, Preston, PR1 1XA
About 12 St Pauls Square
12 St Pauls Square is a mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 1XA). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 63 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold January 2022 for £120,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 111.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
12 St Pauls Square 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
12 St Pauls Square has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 22 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2022Most recent
£120,000
-4.0%over 14 years30 May 2007
£125,000
+19.0%15 February 2007
£105,000
+208.8%over 6 years24 November 2000
£34,000
+3.0%over 1 year10 August 1999
£33,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 1XA: £117,500 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in PR1 1XA
Versus other St Pauls Square homes
12 St Pauls Square outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,558
Street avg £876
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Edmund Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston. 45 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB