What kind of home is 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB?

23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB sell for?

23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB last sold for £102,000 in May 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 9 sales on record going back to £27,500 in March 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB changed over time?

Across 9 sales between March 1998 and May 2018, 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB rose from £27,500 to £102,000, a change of £74,500. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB?

The current EPC rating for 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in April 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB?

23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 1BB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB use?

The latest EPC at 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB?

23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB in?

23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB sits in Ashton-on-ribble, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB?

Police records around 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB show an average of 647 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (20% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB?

The closest primary school to 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston (260m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ashton Community Science College (1.6km), with 14 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB?

The closest bus stop to 23 Mersey Street, PR2 1BB is Swansea Street, 184m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Mersey Street, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1BB

9 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 23 Mersey Street

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

23 Mersey Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston, Preston (PR2 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

8 years since the last transfer (May 2018). Across the public record there are 9 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 26.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 27.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms3

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Energy

Energy performance

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

23 Mersey Street'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 23 Apr 2024

Current Certificate

Apr 2014

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 23 April 2024

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildLow flood risk

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Mersey Street, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Mersey Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

15 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£129,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£102,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

2 May 2018Most recent
£102,000
-5.6%over 10 years
19 July 2007
£108,000
+9.6%over 12 months
1 August 2006
£98,500
+6.5%over 2 years
31 May 2004
£92,500
+65.2%over 1 year
21 March 2003
£56,000
-14.5%over 7 months
22 August 2002
£65,500
+38.6%over 10 months
18 October 2001
£47,250
+15.4%over 10 months
14 December 2000
£40,950
+48.9%over 2 years
23 March 1998
£27,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 1BB: £102,000 (2026–2025).

Nearby sales in PR2 1BB

On the street

Versus other Mersey Street homes

Four headline reads against 41 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 23 Mersey Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,275

Street avg £1,157

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Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

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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.

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Crime

647/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Swansea Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston. 44 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.4dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 1BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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