12 Goldfinch Street, Preston, PR1 6SX
About 12 Goldfinch Street
12 Goldfinch Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 6SX). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 sits 154.2% above the 2003 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 68.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 12 Goldfinch Street, Preston, PR1 6SX
- Jun 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension and alterations to roof of existing single storey rear extension, and removal of chimney
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2023/0570
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Sales history & valuation
12 Goldfinch Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£122,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£48,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 July 2003Most recent
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 6SX: £105,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PR1 6SX
Versus other Goldfinch Street homes
12 Goldfinch Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£593
Street avg £791
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Holmrook Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Preston Muslim Girls High School. 46 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB