18 Dodney Drive, Lea, Preston, PR2 1XR
About 18 Dodney Drive
18 Dodney Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lea, Preston, Preston (PR2 1XR). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, a porch, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across 2006–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 is 41.4% above the 2017 sale price.
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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 gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
18 Dodney Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2000PorchFullIn report
Alterations and extensions to dwelling including two storey side extension, rear conservatory and single storey extension and canopy/porch to front (following demolition of existing extension).
ExtensionConservatoryDemolition- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 06/2000/0405
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 18 Dodney Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Dodney Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£193,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.2% per year over 11 years.
£136,500
Growth on file: -1.2% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2017Most recent
£136,500
-12.6%over 11 years12 January 2006
£156,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 1XR: £227,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PR2 1XR
Everything we know about 18 Dodney Drive, 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 Dodney Drive homes
EPC Rating for 18 Dodney Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,484
Street avg £1,584
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Greenside Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB