What type of property is 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU?

29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU?

29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU last sold for £160,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU?

The current EPC rating for 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in September 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU?

29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU heated?

The latest EPC at 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU?

29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU is in council tax band C.

Where is 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU located?

29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU sits in Ashton-on-ribble, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU in a safe area?

Police records around 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU 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 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU?

The closest primary school to 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU is Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (223m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ashton Community Science College (628m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU?

The closest bus stop to 29 Birch Avenue, PR2 1JU is Cottam Lane Surgery, 93m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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29 Birch Avenue, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1JU

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 29 Birch Avenue

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

29 Birch Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston, Preston (PR2 1JU). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 is 44.4% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £160,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

29 Birch Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 29 Birch Avenue, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

29 Birch Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

15applications of note in the surrounding area

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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

£231,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£160,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

9 June 2022Most recent
£160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 1JU: £220,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in PR2 1JU

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On the street

Versus other Birch Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

29 Birch Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,000

Street avg £2,504

Strongly below

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Alder Coppice, Lea

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4 bed2 bath

£128k

1 Brampton Street, Ashton On Ribble

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2 bed1 bath

£120k

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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

0.1 km

Cottam Lane Surgery — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 1JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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