What kind of home is 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN?

23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN is a 4-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What was the last sold price for 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN?

23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN last sold for £330,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £108,000 in February 1997, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between February 1997 and March 2021, 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN rose from £108,000 to £330,000, a change of £222,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN?

23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (1,475 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 1RN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN use?

The latest EPC at 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN?

23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN is in council tax band E.

Which area is 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN in?

23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN sits in Lea, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN 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 Park Drive, PR2 1RN?

The closest primary school to 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN is St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston (130m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ashton Community Science College (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN?

The closest bus stop to 23 Park Drive, PR2 1RN is Stoney Butts, 132m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Park Drive, Lea, Preston, PR2 1RN

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

137 m²

1475 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 23 Park Drive

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

23 Park Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Lea, Preston, Preston (PR2 1RN). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The home occupies a corner plot.

At 137 m² it's 29.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 is 27.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 38.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Outside

ParkingOff road
Corner plotYes

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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.

Current Certificate

Sept 2020

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 15 September 2030

3 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Park Drive, Lea, Preston, PR2 1RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Park Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Latest sale on 23 Park Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£422,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£330,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

19 March 2021Most recent
£330,000
+205.6%over 24 years
14 February 1997
£108,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 1RN: £210,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in PR2 1RN

On the street

Versus other Park Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Park Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,409

Street avg £2,070

Strongly above

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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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

0.1 km

Stoney Butts — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 1RN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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