Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lowden House, Flat 1, 12 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN
1 planning record
Estimated value
£134,000
- Since the 2024 sale (£620,000)-78%
- Against PR1 3TN's recent median (£200,000)-33%
Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
33 m²
355 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£134,000
- Against its 2024 sale (£620,000)-78%
- Against PR1 3TN's recent median (£200,000)-33%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Lowden House is modelled from its 33 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR1 3TN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
33 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in PR1 3TN
5 sales, median £200,000 (2026–2025)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Lowden House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
30 October 2024Most recent
£620,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 3TN: £200,000 (2026–2025).
Nearby sales in PR1 3TN
29 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN
Sold Feb 2026
£200,000Bairstow House, Flat 7, 36 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN
Sold Nov 2025
£117,500Bairstow House, Flat 5, 36 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN
Sold Oct 2025
£84,00020 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN
Sold May 2025
£365,0005 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN
Sold Mar 2025
£225,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Lowden House, Flat 1, 12 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Lowden House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lowden House is a mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 3TN). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 33 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Lowden House, where floor areas span 31–49 m². The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band.
Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 78.4% below the 2024 sale of £620,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,745/sq ft) was about 1042.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (49 m² across 90 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, new windows, partial demolition and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold October 2024 for £620,000.
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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.
Lowden House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate
Apr 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 April 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lowden House, Flat 1, 12 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at Lowden House, Flat 1, 12 Bairstow Street, Preston, PR1 3TN
1decisions1extensions16documents36nearby
Flagged:DemolitionChange of use
- Sept 2020Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from a care home (Class C2) to 6no. flats (Class C3) including replacement windows upon the rear elevation, new velux windows on the rear roof slope and demolition of an existing rear conservatory extension
ExtensionNew WindowsDemolition- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2020/0253
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Versus other Bairstow Street homes
Four headline reads against 79 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Lowden House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£18,788
Street avg £2,464
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Preston district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
842/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Boots — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston. 39 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary506m
- Frenchwood Community Primary SchoolPrimary669m
- Cardinal Newman College16 plus716m
- St Stephen's CofE SchoolPrimary844m
Nearest stops
- BootsBus stop333m
- WaterstonesBus stop339m
- Lava IgniteBus stop353m
- Lancaster RoadBus stop420m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences4,322 reports32%
- Anti-social Behaviour3,710 reports28%
- Shoplifting882 reports7%
- Criminal Damage & Arson866 reports6%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 3TN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Lowden House is modelled from its 33 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR1 3TN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Lowden House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Lowden House was lodged in April 2021 at band C and is valid until April 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Lowden House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 39 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR1 3TN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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