12 Birkett Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6HE
About 12 Birkett Drive
12 Birkett Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Ribbleton, Preston, Preston (PR2 6HE). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 sits 63.2% above the 2016 sale of £125,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in October 2016.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
12 Birkett Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2007PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Extension of pitched roof over existing two storey flat roof extension, formation of pitched roof over existing single storey flat roof extension and installation of canopy to front of dwelling
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2007/0634
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Birkett Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£204,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 14 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2016Most recent
£125,000
-1.6%over 3 years7 March 2013
£127,000
+44.3%over 10 years16 January 2003
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 6HE: £124,950 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in PR2 6HE
28 Birkett Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6HE
Sold Mar 2022
£146,00030 Birkett Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6HE
Sold Mar 2022
£124,9502 Birkett Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6HE
Sold Aug 2021
£85,00027 Birkett Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6HE
Sold May 2021
£115,00016 Birkett Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6HE
Sold Mar 2021
£140,500
Everything we know about 12 Birkett Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Birkett Drive homes
Floor Area for 12 Birkett Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£880
Street avg £995
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Birkett Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Moor Nook Community Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.9dB