Parkside House, Whittingham Lane, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LH
About Parkside House
Parkside House is a five-bedroom detached house in Grimsargh, Preston, Preston (PR2 5LH). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a basement. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (August 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 236 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (190 m² median across 6 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £664,000 is 12.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 69.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £590,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Solar water heating installed
Planning history
- Jul 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Balcony to side and balcony over garage
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2022/0698
- Jun 2014FullIn report
Erection of 1m high boundary wall fronting Whittingham Lane, provision of new and replacement hardstanding and erection of 1.8m high wall and pedestrian gates within front garden of dwelling (part retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2014/0063
What's in Parkside House, Whittingham Lane, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£664,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 8 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
18 April 2021Most recent
£590,000
+1.7%over 7 years16 September 2013
£580,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 5LH: £350,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in PR2 5LH
3 Lynwood Villas, Whittingham Lane, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LH
Sold Feb 2025
£241,500The Laund, Whittingham Lane, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LH
Sold Oct 2022
£1,000,000Anra House, Whittingham Lane, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LH
Sold Jul 2018
£350,000Grantley House, Whittingham Lane, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LH
Sold Mar 2017
£625,0002 Lynwood Villas, Whittingham Lane, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LH
Sold Jul 2005
£235,000
Everything we know about Parkside House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Whittingham Lane homes
Parkside House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,719
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 237 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 9.5 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
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB