165 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8AE
About 165 Watling Street Road
165 Watling Street Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2023. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 39.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £425,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
165 Watling Street Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
- Feb 2023RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of white timber sash windows to the front elevation with white uPVC
New Windows- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2022/1446
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 165 Watling Street Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 165 Watling Street Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2022Most recent
£425,000
+372.2%over 23 years23 December 1998
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 8AE: £340,000 (2025–2020).
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
£140,000167 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8AE
Sold May 2022
£360,500155 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8AE
Sold Oct 2020
£340,000187 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8AE
Sold Feb 2020
£329,000
Everything we know about 165 Watling Street Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Watling Street Road homes
165 Watling Street Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,104
Street avg £1,682
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
Garrison Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Kennington Primary School. 44 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
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB