What type of property is 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE?

81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE last change hands?

81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE last sold for £300,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £154,000 in February 2008. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE changed over time?

Across 3 sales between February 2008 and November 2022, 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE rose from £154,000 to £300,000, a change of £146,000. That works out to roughly +4.6% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE have?

The current EPC rating for 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. It has dropped from a C recorded in January 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE?

81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (1,421 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 40% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 1AE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE heated?

The latest EPC at 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE have?

81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in July 2009. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE?

81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE is in council tax band C.

Where is 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE located?

81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE sits in Ashton-on-ribble, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE?

Police records around 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE?

The closest primary school to 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE is Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (574m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ashton Community Science College (1.2km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE?

The closest bus stop to 81a, Powis Road, PR2 1AE is Powis Road, 95m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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81a, Powis Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1AE

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

132 m²

1421 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 81a

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

81a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston, Preston (PR2 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Last sale on file: £300,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

81a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Aug 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2014

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 81a, Powis Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jul 2009
Full
In report
Erection of two pitched roof dormer windows to front and flat roof dormer to rear of dwelling (Retrospective Application)
Retrospective
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
06/2008/0563
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Price

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

£313,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£300,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

25 November 2022Most recent
£300,000
+51.9%over 7 years
29 April 2015
£197,500
+28.2%over 7 years
27 February 2008
£154,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 1AE: £240,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in PR2 1AE

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On the street

Versus other Powis Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 81a stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,273

Street avg £2,211

On par

Floor Area

132 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Powis Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School. 33 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR2 1AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 1AE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

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