1 Beacon Avenue, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QY
About 1 Beacon Avenue
1 Beacon Avenue is a detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 3QY). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 702 sq ft) and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 73% above the 2009 sale of £100,000. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Beacon Avenue
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Beacon Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
First floor extension to front
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2017/0176
- Dec 2009DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling and detached double garage to rear of dwelling (following demolition of existing extension)
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2009/0782
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Beacon Avenue
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
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 December 2009Most recent
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 3QY: £220,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in PR2 3QY
12 Beacon Avenue, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QY
Sold Mar 2024
£220,0009 Beacon Avenue, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QY
Sold Sept 2022
£260,00020 Beacon Avenue, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QY
Sold Mar 2020
£195,00010 Beacon Avenue, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QY
Sold Aug 2017
£182,5002 Beacon Avenue, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3QY
Sold Jul 2016
£193,500
Everything we know about 1 Beacon Avenue, 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 Avenue homes
On floor area, 1 Beacon Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,532
Street avg £1,917
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
Boys Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Fulwood and Cadley Primary School. 35 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
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB