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About 1 Dickson Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Dickson Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Preston (PR1 3YL). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 24.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 is 21.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 170.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Dickson Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 1 Dickson Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£103,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.7% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2007)
£85,000
Growth on file: 24.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dickson Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Dickson Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,232
Street avg £701
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cardinal Newman College — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 3YL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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