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

Notable views
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Birch Avenue

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

8 Birch Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston, Preston (PR2 1JU). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 18.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 15.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • GarageYes
  • Notable viewsYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Birch Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Birch Avenue, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Birch Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

15applications of note in the surrounding area

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  • Larger development activity nearby
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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

£297,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£250,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 February 2022Most recent

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 1JU: £215,000 (2025–2022).

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What we flagged

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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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.

CO₂ Emissions for 8 Birch Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,336

Street avg £2,473

On par

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
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 Ash Meadow, Lea

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£198k

1 Bank Place, Ashton On Ribble

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3 bed1 bath
£277k

1 Alder Coppice, Lea

PR2 1YG

4 bed2 bath
£266k

1 Aldwych Drive, Ashton On Ribble

PR2 1SJ

4 bed2 bath
£220k

1 Aldfield Avenue, Lea

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4 bed
£128k

1 Brampton Street, Ashton On Ribble

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2 bed1 bath
£120k

1 Birkdale Drive, Ashton On Ribble

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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.
Full Preston report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for PR2 1JU

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Birch Avenue, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1JU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.