Flat Above, 261 Fylde Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2NH
About Flat Above
Flat Above is a mid-terrace house in Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston, Preston (PR2 2NH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61).
At 82 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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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
Flat Above sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Flat Above has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
16applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Flat Above
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
Flat Above has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£119,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 2NH: £120,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in PR2 2NH
249 Fylde Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2NH
Sold Jul 2024
£125,000275 Fylde Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2NH
Sold Dec 2023
£128,000301 Fylde Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2NH
Sold Jun 2022
£110,000283 Fylde Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2NH
Sold Oct 2020
£87,000281 Fylde Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2NH
Sold Aug 2020
£120,000
Everything we know about Flat Above, 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 Fylde Road homes
EPC Rating for Flat Above lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 26 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 1.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
Carlton Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston. 47 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB