What kind of home is 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF last change hands?

31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF last sold for £80,000 in July 2025. Before that, it sold for £107,707 in December 2008, so prices have been falling over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2008 and July 2025, 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF fell from £107,707 to £80,000, a change of £27,707. That works out to roughly -1.8% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

The current EPC rating for 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (484 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR1 2QF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF use?

The latest EPC at 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

31 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.

Which area is 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF in?

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

What is crime like near 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

Police records around 31 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.

What schools are near 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

The closest primary school to 31 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 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, PR1 2QF?

The closest bus stop to 31 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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31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, Preston, PR1 2QF

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 1st

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

45 m²

484 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 31 The Room Apartments

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

31 The Room Apartments is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 2QF). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the 13th 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 2018) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity.

It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £80,000. At 45 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 77 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £97,000 is 21.2% above the 2025 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

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

C71

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 The Room Apartments, Lawson Street, Preston, PR1 2QF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 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.

31 The Room Apartments's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£97,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.8% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£80,000

Growth on file: -1.8% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

30 July 2025Most recent
£80,000
-25.7%over 16 years
2 December 2008
£107,707

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 2QF: £89,950 (2024–2019).

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 years held, 31 The Room Apartments runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,778

Street avg £2,016

Strongly below

Floor Area

45 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Preston district page.

Full Preston report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

8/mo

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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60 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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