16 Beacon Grove, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QU
About 16 Beacon Grove
16 Beacon Grove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold December 2019 for £287,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 139 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 17 EPCs). Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 27.2% above the 2019 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageDetached
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
16 Beacon Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 16 Beacon Grove is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown raise to 3m, crown reduce by 20% and crown thin 1no. Beech tree
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2017/1364
- Sept 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown thin by 10% and reduce lateral branches away from property by 1metre of 1no Copper Beech tree
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2010/0510
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Beacon Grove
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
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Sales history & valuation
16 Beacon Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 12 years.
£287,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
13 December 2019Most recent
£287,000
+4.0%over 5 years28 August 2014
£276,000
+10.4%over 5 years9 July 2009
£250,000
+17.6%over 1 year12 July 2007
£212,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 3QU: £312,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in PR2 3QU
30 Beacon Grove, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QU
Sold Aug 2023
£356,50012 Beacon Grove, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QU
Sold Jan 2023
£312,0007 Beacon Grove, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QU
Sold Mar 2022
£390,00018 Beacon Grove, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QU
Sold Jul 2021
£255,00028 Beacon Grove, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QU
Sold Nov 2020
£235,000
Everything we know about 16 Beacon Grove, 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

Versus other Beacon Grove homes
Price per m²
£2,065
Street avg £2,188
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
Cadley Causeway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Fulwood and Cadley Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB