What type of property is 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL?

18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL is a semi-detached house.

What did 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL sell for?

18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL last sold for £176,500 in August 2025. Land Registry has 7 sales on record going back to £46,000 in January 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL changed over time?

Across 7 sales between January 2001 and August 2025, 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL rose from £46,000 to £176,500, a change of £130,500. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL?

The current EPC rating for 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in December 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL?

18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft). That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 1RL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL?

18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL located?

18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL sits in Lea, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL 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.

Which schools serve 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL?

The closest primary school to 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL is St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston (255m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ashton Community Science College (1.0km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL?

The closest bus stop to 18 Lowood Grove, PR2 1RL is Daisy Croft, 171m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Lowood Grove, Lea, Preston, PR2 1RL

7 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 18 Lowood Grove

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

18 Lowood Grove is a semi-detached house in Lea, Preston, Preston (PR2 1RL). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £176,500. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 53% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Dec 2025

Current Certificate

Dec 2015

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 December 2025

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Lowood Grove, Lea, Preston, PR2 1RL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Lowood Grove has no planning applications on record.

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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.

18 Lowood Grove has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£177,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£176,500

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

14 August 2025Most recent
£176,500
+10.3%over 3 years
26 July 2022
£160,000
+28.0%over 5 years
20 July 2017
£125,000
+35.9%over 1 year
30 March 2016
£92,000
-14.0%over 10 years
23 August 2005
£107,000
+53.0%over 2 years
20 December 2002
£69,950
+52.1%over 1 year
15 January 2001
£46,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 1RL: £180,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in PR2 1RL

On the street

Versus other Lowood Grove homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Lowood Grove outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,385

Street avg £1,713

Strongly above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

647/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Daisy Croft — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 1RL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.7dB

Low

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