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3 sales on record2 planning records
About 8 Dorset Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Dorset Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 6LD). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in May 2006. Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 34.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 56.1% above the 2006 sale of £77,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- ParkingYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Dorset Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jun 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Dorset Road, Preston, PR1 6LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 8 Dorset Road in 2024.
- Nov 2024ExtensionFullWithdrawn
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Dorset Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 34.4% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2006)
£77,500
Growth on file: 34.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dorset Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Dorset Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£745
Street avg £934
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
Bus Depot — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 6LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 75 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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