Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
30 Empire House, Church Street, Preston, PR1 3BA
Property type
End terrace
Floor 6th
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
65 m²
704 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Social Rental
About 30 Empire House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
30 Empire House is an end-of-terrace house in Preston (PR1 3BA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 704 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 65 m² this is the 32nd smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 40 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 65 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
30 Empire House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2019
Current Certificate
Feb 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 February 2019
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Late 20th centuryMid Floor FlatEPC DNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 30 Empire House, Church Street, Preston, PR1 3BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
30 Empire House has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
36 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
30 Empire House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in PR1 3BA: £41,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in PR1 3BA
Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 39 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 30 Empire House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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Crime
842/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Church Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 3BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB
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