55 Gillett Street, Preston, PR1 5HX
About 55 Gillett Street
55 Gillett Street is a mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 65 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 49 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 43.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £81,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
55 Gillett Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£81,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 September 2021Most recent
£81,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 5HX: £60,000 (2022–2014).
Versus other Gillett Street homes
55 Gillett Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,254
Street avg £913
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gillett Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Preston Muslim Girls High School. 40 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB