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Parkside House, Whittingham Lane, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LH

Swimming pool2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
236 m²
2540 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 80
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Parkside House

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

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

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
  • Swimming poolYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • 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.

Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C80
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2024from Aug 2013
EPC improved fromB88toC80
Renewable Energy
NoneSolar HW

Solar water heating installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Parkside House, Whittingham Lane, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Balcony to side and balcony over garage

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    06/2022/0698
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2014
    Full
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£664,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 8 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£590,000

Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 April 2021Most recent

    £590,000

    +1.7%over 7 years
  2. 16 September 2013

    £580,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 5LH: £350,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Whittingham Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Parkside House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £1,719

Strongly above

Floor Area

236 m²

Street avg 237 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 9.5 t/year

Above
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR2 5LH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR2 5LH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 5LH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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