26 Daisy Croft, Lea, Preston, PR2 1RU
About 26 Daisy Croft
26 Daisy Croft is a four-bedroom detached house in Lea, Preston, Preston (PR2 1RU). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 82 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 97% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £249,995. 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
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Daisy Croft has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 26 Daisy Croft was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 9 years.
£249,995
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
1 August 2021Most recent
£249,995
+86.6%over 8 years7 December 2012
£134,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 1RU: £185,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PR2 1RU
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Daisy Croft homes
On habitable rooms, 26 Daisy Croft runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,049
Street avg £1,935
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Daisy Croft — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB