Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
6 City Views, Preston, PR1 3QE
Property type
End terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
51 m²
549 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 6 City Views
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
6 City Views is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Preston (PR1 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 51 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–120 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 is 38.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 15% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 20 EPCs). Sold October 2019 for £73,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Aug 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 August 2028
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 6 City Views, Preston, PR1 3QE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
6 City Views 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.
6 City Views's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£101,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.6% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2019)
£73,000
Growth on file: -0.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
13 October 2019Most recent
£73,000
-7.3%over 12 years7 June 2007
£78,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 3QE: £86,000 (2024–2022).
Versus other City Views homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 6 City Views lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,431
Street avg £1,308
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
842/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Lava Ignite — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston. 37 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 3QE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB
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