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About 8 Murray Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Murray Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Preston (PR1 7HY). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 35.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 57.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £115,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Murray Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Murray Street, Preston, PR1 7HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2023AmendmentApproval of amended plans
Amendment to permission 06/2022/0733 comprising of internal alterations (non-material amendment not subject to consultation)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Murray Street homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Murray Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,620
Street avg £1,107
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
Harcourt Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 7HY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 74 points of interest in total.
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