Haighton Tower, Whittingham Lane, Haighton, Preston, PR2 5SL
About Haighton Tower
Haighton Tower is a seven-bedroom detached house in Haighton, Preston, Preston (PR2 5SL). It has a recorded floor area of 405 m² (around 4359 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
It hasn't traded since September 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 405 m² the property is well over the postcode median (240 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £580,000 sits 60% above the 2001 sale of £362,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 63.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms5
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Haighton Tower's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Haighton Tower has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2002ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of conservatory.
Extension- Reference
- 06/2002/0187
What's in Haighton Tower, Whittingham Lane, Haighton, Preston, PR2 5SL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£580,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£362,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 September 2001Most recent
£362,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in PR2 5SL: £533,750 (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
£617,500Beechwood, Whittingham Lane, Haighton, Preston, PR2 5SL
Sold Jul 2014
£737,500Ashley House, Whittingham Lane, Haighton, Preston, PR2 5SL
Sold Oct 1996
£240,000
Everything we know about Haighton Tower, in one report
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Versus other Whittingham Lane homes
Price per m² for Haighton Tower lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£895
Street avg £2,378
Floor Area
405 m²
Street avg 243 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 14.1 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.
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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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB