5 Freshfields, Lea, Preston, PR2 1TH
About 5 Freshfields
5 Freshfields is a detached house in Lea, Preston, Preston (PR2 1TH). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 93 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 15 EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in January 2015. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 31.1% above the 2015 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Freshfields has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2002ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling.
Extension- Reference
- 06/2002/0060
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Freshfields
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Freshfields valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 13 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
16 January 2015Most recent
£190,000
+90.1%over 13 years19 July 2001
£99,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 1TH: £167,000 (2018–2017).
Nearby sales in PR2 1TH
Everything we know about 5 Freshfields, in one report
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 Freshfields homes
Habitable Rooms for 5 Freshfields runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,043
Street avg £2,032
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Summer Trees Ave — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Ashton Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB