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Get started8 Bilsborough Hey is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 9UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 is 11.5% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 54.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £165,000 in March 2025.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Bilsborough Hey has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 28 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 28 years.
Price per m² for 8 Bilsborough Hey runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,260
Street avg £1,598
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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13 March 2025Most recent
£165,000
+3.1%over 2 years26 January 2023
£160,000
+212.2%over 25 years22 August 1997
£51,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 9UQ: £165,000 (2025–2015).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
PR1 9NY
School Stop — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Kingsfold Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB
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