5 Alder Coppice, Lea, Preston, PR2 1YG
About 5 Alder Coppice
5 Alder Coppice is a three-bedroom detached house in Lea, Preston, Preston (PR2 1YG). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in May 2011. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 79 m² it's 29.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 is 40.6% above the 2011 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
Energy performance
5 Alder Coppice's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2026DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2025/1229
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Alder Coppice
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
5 Alder Coppice has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 14 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
26 May 2011Most recent
£160,000
+128.6%over 13 years16 July 1997
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 1YG: £210,000 (2025–2010).
Nearby sales in PR2 1YG
Everything we know about 5 Alder Coppice, 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 Alder Coppice homes
5 Alder Coppice outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,026
Street avg £1,927
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.2 km
Turning Circle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ashton Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB