279 Blackpool Road, Preston, PR1 6XD
About 279 Blackpool Road
279 Blackpool Road is a mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 6XD). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in April 2004. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 39.2% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 41.6% below the postcode norm.
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279 Blackpool Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 279 Blackpool Road, Preston, PR1 6XD
- Jun 2005PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to rear and porch to front of dwelling.
Extension- Reference
- 06/2005/0499
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Sales history & valuation
279 Blackpool Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£119,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 April 2004Most recent
£119,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 6XD: £150,000 (2023–2012).
Nearby sales in PR1 6XD
Versus other Blackpool Road homes
On floor area, 279 Blackpool Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£863
Street avg £1,479
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Park Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston. 45 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB