Beechwood, Whittingham Lane, Haighton, Preston, PR2 5SL
About Beechwood
Beechwood is a four-bedroom detached house in Haighton, Preston, Preston (PR2 5SL). It has a recorded floor area of 272 m² (around 2928 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £891,000 is 20.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 36.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (July 2014).
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Beechwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Beechwood has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Alterations to existing single storey extension, including increase in height and provision of roof terrace; single storey extension to rear of existing single storey extension, and relocation and enlargement of existing two storey outbuilding
- Documents
- 30 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2025/0945
- Sept 2025OutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey outbuilding
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2025/0946
What's in Beechwood, Whittingham Lane, Haighton, Preston, PR2 5SL's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Beechwood valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£891,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£737,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 2014Most recent
£737,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in PR2 5SL: £406,250 (2017–1996).
Nearby sales in PR2 5SL
Fairfield, Whittingham Lane, Haighton, Preston, PR2 5SL
Sold Oct 2017
£450,000Highfield, Whittingham Lane, Haighton, Preston, PR2 5SL
Sold Jan 2016
£617,500Haighton Tower, Whittingham Lane, Haighton, Preston, PR2 5SL
Sold Sept 2001
£362,500Ashley House, Whittingham Lane, Haighton, Preston, PR2 5SL
Sold Oct 1996
£240,000
Everything we know about Beechwood, 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
Beechwood outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,711
Street avg £1,772
Floor Area
272 m²
Street avg 276 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 12.5 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
0.8 km
Nook Glade — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB