What kind of home is 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU?

8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU is a semi-detached house.

What did 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU sell for?

8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU last sold for £172,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £132,500 in April 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between April 2005 and August 2022, 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU rose from £132,500 to £172,000, a change of £39,500. That works out to roughly +1.5% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU?

The current EPC rating for 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU?

8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft). That makes it about 60% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 5LU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU use?

The latest EPC at 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU?

8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU in?

8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU sits in Grimsargh, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU?

Police records around 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU 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 is the nearest station to 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU?

The closest bus stop to 8 Carbis Avenue, PR2 5LU is Nook Crescent, 313m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Carbis Avenue, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LU

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Carbis Avenue

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

8 Carbis Avenue is a semi-detached house in Grimsargh, Preston, Preston (PR2 5LU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (175 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £172,000. 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

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Carbis Avenue, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Carbis Avenue has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

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

£175,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£172,000

Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

11 August 2022Most recent
£172,000
+20.3%over 10 years
27 May 2012
£142,950
+7.9%over 7 years
21 April 2005
£132,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 5LU: £397,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Carbis Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Carbis Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,457

Street avg £1,949

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 161 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£175k

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1 Alexander Place, Grimsargh

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1 Hopper Close, Grimsargh

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1 Carbis Avenue, Grimsargh

PR2 5LU

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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

0.3 km

Nook Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 5LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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