What kind of home is 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL?

16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL?

16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL last sold for £270,000 in March 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £70,000 in June 2002, so prices have been rising over 21 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL?

Across 2 sales between June 2002 and March 2023, 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL rose from £70,000 to £270,000, a change of £200,000. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL?

The current EPC rating for 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in July 2022. It has improved from a D recorded in July 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL?

16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (1,593 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 61% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 3TL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL use?

The latest EPC at 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL have?

16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL has council approval for single-storey side extension granted in January 2005 under ref. 06/2004/1292. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL?

16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL is in council tax band C.

Which area is 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL in?

16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL sits in Fulwood, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL?

Police records around 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL 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 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL?

The closest primary school to 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston (342m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Our Lady's Catholic High School (457m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL?

The closest bus stop to 16 Beechwood Avenue, PR2 3TL is Dunkirk Avenue, 130m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Beechwood Avenue, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3TL

2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

148 m²

1593 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 16 Beechwood Avenue

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

16 Beechwood Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 3TL). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Sold March 2023 for £270,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
StudyYes

Building

TenureFreehold
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 3)

Jul 2022

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2013from Jul 2013

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsThermostat

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting

100%80%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Jul 2022from Sept 2013

EPC improved fromD55toC76

Heating Controls

ThermostatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof

AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

80%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Beechwood Avenue, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3TL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Beechwood Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

Jan 2005
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling.
Reference
06/2004/1292
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Oct 2004
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey extension to side of dwelling.
Reference
06/2004/0982
View planning record

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.

Current estimate

£294,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£270,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

16 March 2023Most recent
£270,000
+285.7%over 20 years
13 June 2002
£70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 3TL: £190,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in PR2 3TL

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On the street

Versus other Beechwood Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Beechwood Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,824

Street avg £1,892

On par

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Above

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Beechwood Avenue, Fulwood

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1 Barnsfold, Fulwood

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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.

Full Preston report

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

0.1 km

Dunkirk Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston. 33 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR2 3TL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 3TL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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