38 Grimshaw Place, Preston, PR1 3BW
About 38 Grimshaw Place
38 Grimshaw Place is a mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 3BW). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 60 m² this is the 16th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
A recent sale: £75,000 in October 2025. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 is 40% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 31.3% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 February 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
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Planning history
38 Grimshaw Place has no planning applications on record.
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
38 Grimshaw Place's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£105,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.9% per year over 18 years.
£75,000
Growth on file: -2.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2025Most recent
£75,000
-41.9%over 18 years17 May 2007
£129,150
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 3BW: £75,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Grimshaw Place homes
On years held, 38 Grimshaw Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,250
Street avg £1,648
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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Crime
842/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Grimshaw Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cardinal Newman College. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB