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3 sales on record
About 157 London Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
157 London Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 126.3% above the 2014 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 30.1% below the postcode norm. At 97 m² it's 26.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 22 EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (June 2014).
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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2014)
£57,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other London Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m²
£588
Street avg £781
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Frenchwood Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 4BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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