What type of property is 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF last sold for £93,895 in November 2008, around 18 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF have?

The current EPC rating for 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (474 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR1 2QF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF heated?

The latest EPC at 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF located?

10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF sits in Preston. It falls within the PR1 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF in a safe area?

Police records around 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF 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.

Which schools serve 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

The closest primary school to 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF is St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston (416m), one of 31 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cardinal Newman College (1.0km), with 12 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

The closest bus stop to 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF is Ring Way, 179m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 425m away.

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10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, Preston, PR1 2QF

Property type

End terrace

Floor 1st

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

44 m²

474 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 10 The Room Apartments

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

10 The Room Apartments is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Preston (PR1 2QF). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 6th smallest of 78 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 78 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 77 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

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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

D60

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, Preston, PR1 2QF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

10 The Room Apartments has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Current estimate

£98,000

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Last sold (2008)

£93,895

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

19 November 2008Most recent
£93,895

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 2QF: £82,500 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in PR1 2QF

On the street

Versus other Lawson Street homes

Four headline reads against 77 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 10 The Room Apartments runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,134

Street avg £2,006

Above

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Ring Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston. 43 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 2QF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.2dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR1 2QF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.8dB

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