18 Goldfinch Street, Preston, PR1 6SX
About 18 Goldfinch Street
18 Goldfinch Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 6SX). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 28.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 21% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 271.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £143,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
18 Goldfinch Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 18 Goldfinch Street, Preston, PR1 6SX
- Jul 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Single and two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2017/0678
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 18 Goldfinch Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 28.2% per year over 4 years.
£143,000
Growth on file: 28.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2021Most recent
£143,000
+186.0%over 4 years5 January 2017
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 6SX: £105,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in PR1 6SX
Versus other Goldfinch Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 18 Goldfinch Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,300
Street avg £744
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 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