What type of property is 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE last sold for £34,020 in January 2005, around 22 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

The current EPC rating for 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in April 2016. It has dropped from a D recorded in March 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,033 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 6HE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE located?

8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE sits in Ribbleton, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

Police records around 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE show an average of 647 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (20% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

The closest primary school to 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE is Moor Nook Community Primary School (647m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Preston Muslim Girls High School (2.6km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE?

The closest bus stop to 8 Birkett Drive, PR2 6HE is Birkett Drive, 136m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Birkett Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6HE

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

96 m²

1033 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 8 Birkett Drive

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

8 Birkett Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ribbleton, Preston, Preston (PR2 6HE). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2005 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 267.4% above the 2005 sale of £34,020. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 61.9% below the postcode norm.

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

Bedrooms3
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
DrivewayYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Birkett Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2016

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 April 2026

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Birkett Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6HE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Birkett Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Birkett Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2005).

Current estimate

£125,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2005)

£34,020

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

17 January 2005Most recent
£34,020

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 6HE: £124,950 (2022–2021).

Nearby sales in PR2 6HE

On the street

Versus other Birkett Drive homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 8 Birkett Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£354

Street avg £1,033

Strongly below

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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2 bed

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1 Burwood Drive, Ribbleton

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1 Boilton Court, Ribbleton

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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.

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Crime

647/mo

Falling 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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR2 6HE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.4dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 6HE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Birkett Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6HE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.