Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
15 Frenchwood Street, Preston, PR1 3ST
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 35
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 15 Frenchwood Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
15 Frenchwood Street is an end-of-terrace house in Preston (PR1 3ST). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in April 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 sits 538.1% above the 1998 sale of £21,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£18/sq ft) was about 79.8% below the postcode norm.
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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.
15 Frenchwood Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 October 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Oct 2016from Oct 2014
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low Energy Lighting
0%22%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 15 Frenchwood Street, Preston, PR1 3ST, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
15 Frenchwood Street 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.
15 Frenchwood Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£21,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 April 1998Most recent
£21,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 3ST: £150,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in PR1 3ST
Versus other Frenchwood Street homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 15 Frenchwood Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£198
Street avg £1,407
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
842/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Lava Ignite — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston. 40 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 3ST from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB
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