What kind of home is 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX?

16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX sell for?

16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX last sold for £352,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £230,000 in February 2004, so prices have been rising over 19 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between February 2004 and September 2022, 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX rose from £230,000 to £352,000, a change of £122,000. That works out to roughly +2.3% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX?

The current EPC rating for 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX?

16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (2,024 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 1DX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX use?

The latest EPC at 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX had any planning applications?

16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX has council approval for rear extension granted in February 2024 under ref. 06/2023/1320. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX?

16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX is in council tax band D.

Which area is 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX in?

16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX sits in Ashton-on-ribble, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX?

Police records around 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX 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.

What schools are near 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX?

The closest primary school to 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston (396m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ashton Community Science College (1.3km), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX?

The closest bus stop to 16 Beech Grove, PR2 1DX is Meads Road, 254m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Beech Grove, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1DX

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

188 m²

2024 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Beech Grove

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

16 Beech Grove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston, Preston (PR2 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 188 m² it's 22.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (153 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 28.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £352,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Sold prices

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear

Energy

Energy performance

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

16 Beech Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Beech Grove, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Feb 2024
DemolitionFull
In report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extensions
Extension
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
06/2023/1320
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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

£358,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£352,000

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

7 September 2022Most recent
£352,000
+53.0%over 18 years
23 February 2004
£230,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 1DX: £300,000 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in PR2 1DX

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On the street

Versus other Beech Grove homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 16 Beech Grove lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,872

Street avg £1,628

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Floor Area

188 m²

Street avg 161 m²

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Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

Below

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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

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Meads Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston. 37 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.0dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 1DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

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