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8 Goldfinch Street, Preston, PR1 6SX

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 8 Goldfinch Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Goldfinch Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 6SX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in September 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 377.6% above the 1999 sale of £24,500. At 70 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 20 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

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
  • Dining roomYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Heating systemGas
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Goldfinch Street, Preston, PR1 6SX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Goldfinch Street has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Goldfinch Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£117,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£24,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 September 1999Most recent

    £24,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 6SX: £105,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Goldfinch Street homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Goldfinch Street is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£350

Street avg £807

Below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Goldfinch Street

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

Holmrook Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Preston Muslim Girls High School. 46 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 6SX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR1 6SX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR1 6SX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Goldfinch Street, Preston, PR1 6SX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.