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About 8 The Room Apartments
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 The Room Apartments is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 2QF). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. At 66 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in 8 The Room Apartments, where floor areas span 43–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have lagged Preston HPI: -0.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. A recent sale: £110,000 in November 2024.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Parkingallocated
Building
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
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 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£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.8% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2024)
£110,000
Growth on file: -0.8% per year over 16 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.
Years Held for 8 The Room Apartments lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,667
Street avg £2,019
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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