59 Gillett Street, Preston, PR1 5HX
About 59 Gillett Street
59 Gillett Street is a mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 49 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 20% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £105,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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 efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
59 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
Latest sale on 59 Gillett Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£126,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£105,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 5HX: £60,000 (2021–2014).
Versus other Gillett Street homes
On years held, 59 Gillett Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,250
Street avg £914
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Go deeper on the local area
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







