5 Dickson Street, Preston, PR1 3YL
About 5 Dickson Street
5 Dickson Street is an end-of-terrace house in Preston (PR1 3YL). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Held since March 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 836% above the 2003 sale of £12,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£13/sq ft) was about 75.9% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Planning history
5 Dickson Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
38 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Dickson Street was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£12,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 March 2003Most recent
£12,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 3YL: £55,000 (2019–2008).
Versus other Dickson Street homes
On price per m², 5 Dickson Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£137
Street avg £974
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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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.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB