What kind of home is 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP last sold for £129,950 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £78,000 in March 2015. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP changed over time?

Across 3 sales between March 2015 and April 2022, 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP rose from £78,000 to £129,950, a change of £51,950. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

The current EPC rating for 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in October 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 2SP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP use?

The latest EPC at 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

26 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.

Which area is 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP in?

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

Is 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP in a safe area?

Police records around 26 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.

What schools are near 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

The closest primary school to 26 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.

What transport links are near 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP?

The closest bus stop to 26 Alert Street, PR2 2SP is Fazackerley Street, 52m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Alert Street

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

26 Alert Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston, Preston (PR2 2SP). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 65 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 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 is 11.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 99.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £129,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Alert Street, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2SP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Alert Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

16applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

26 Alert Street saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£145,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£129,950

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

6 April 2022Most recent
£129,950
+23.8%over 2 years
25 April 2019
£105,000
+34.6%over 4 years
13 March 2015
£78,000

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 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 26 Alert Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,999

Street avg £1,096

Strongly above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Preston district page.

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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

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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