What type of property is 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP sell for?

18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP last sold for £121,200 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £35,000 in August 1995, so prices have been rising over 26 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP changed over time?

Across 2 sales between August 1995 and August 2021, 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP rose from £35,000 to £121,200, a change of £86,200. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

The current EPC rating for 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. It has dropped from a D recorded in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (560 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 46% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 2SP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP had any planning applications?

18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in August 2021. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP located?

18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP sits in Ashton-on-ribble, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

The closest primary school to 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston (293m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Our Lady's Catholic High School (1.5km), with 13 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

The closest bus stop to 18 Alert Street, PR2 2SP is Fazackerley Street, 52m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Alert Street, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2SP

1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Floor area

52 m²

560 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 18 Alert Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Alert Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston, Preston (PR2 2SP). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2021); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67).

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 125.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £121,200. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Building

Heating systemGas

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2021

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Alert Street, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2SP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Aug 2021
Outline
In report
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of property as 2no self-contained flats
Retrospective
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
06/2021/1020
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Alert Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£130,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£121,200

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

26 August 2021Most recent
£121,200
+246.3%over 25 years
31 August 1995
£35,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 2SP: £150,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in PR2 2SP

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On the street

Versus other Alert Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 18 Alert Street lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

50 (E)

Street avg 66 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 45 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Fazackerley Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston. 43 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR2 2SP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.3dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 2SP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.2dB

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