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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.
Sale prices here have lagged Preston HPI: -1.8% per year against 0.5% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £97,000 is 21.2% above the 2025 sale price. 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).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
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
A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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
See how we calculated this£97,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.8% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2025)
£80,000
Growth on file: -1.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
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
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 73 points of interest in total.
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