16 Lea Road, Lea, Preston, PR2 1TN
About 16 Lea Road
16 Lea Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lea, Preston, Preston (PR2 1TN). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 23.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 101 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 11 EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £208,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle, Detached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Lea Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Lea Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 15 years.
£208,500
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
22 February 2021Most recent
£208,500
+31.5%over 14 years4 June 2006
£158,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 1TN: £250,000 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 16 Lea Road, 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 Lea Road homes
On price per m², 16 Lea Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,064
Street avg £1,595
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
Nelson Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lea Community Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB