Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started2 Alcester Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9XN
3 planning records
About 2 Alcester Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Alcester Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 9XN). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 37.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £365,000 in July 2024.
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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Alcester Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9XN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Alcester Avenue has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2025ApplicationGranted
Prior Notification of Electronic Communications Apparatus for Fixed Line Broadband Services - installation of one 9 Light Min wooden pole.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Alcester Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2024)
£365,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Alcester Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 2 Alcester Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,786
Street avg £2,364
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
0.2 km
Girls High School — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 9XN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 58 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Alcester Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 9XN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.