161 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8AE
About 161 Watling Street Road
161 Watling Street Road is a semi-detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 252 m² (around 2713 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2026) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in February 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 252 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £413,000 sits 244.2% above the 2001 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 68.4% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
161 Watling Street Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 July 2036
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Planning history
161 Watling Street Road has no planning applications on record.
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9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
161 Watling Street Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£413,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£120,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 February 2001Most recent
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 8AE: £360,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PR2 8AE
169 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8AE
Sold Jun 2025
£396,0002 Garrison Court, Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8AE
Sold Aug 2024
£140,000165 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8AE
Sold Oct 2022
£425,000167 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8AE
Sold May 2022
£360,500155 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8AE
Sold Oct 2020
£340,000
Versus other Watling Street Road homes
161 Watling Street Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£476
Street avg £1,712
Floor Area
252 m²
Street avg 184 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
647/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Garrison Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Kennington Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB