What type of property is 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA last change hands?

27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA last sold for £258,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £83,500 in October 1997, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 1997 and August 2021, 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA rose from £83,500 to £258,000, a change of £174,500. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA have?

The current EPC rating for 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (1,184 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 8EA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA heated?

The latest EPC at 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA is in council tax band E.

Where is 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA located?

27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA sits in Fulwood, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

Police records around 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

The closest primary school to 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA is The Olive School, Preston (276m), one of 36 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Archbishop Temple Church of England High School (543m), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

The closest bus stop to 27 Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA is Highgate Close, 122m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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27 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8EA

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

110 m²

1184 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 27 Watling Street Road

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

27 Watling Street Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 is 20.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 51.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £258,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
ParkingOff road
OutbuildingsYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

27 Watling Street Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 Watling Street Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

11applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

27 Watling Street Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£311,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£258,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

22 August 2021Most recent
£258,000
+209.0%over 23 years
27 October 1997
£83,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 8EA: £330,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in PR2 8EA

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On the street

Versus other Watling Street Road homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

27 Watling Street Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,345

Street avg £1,600

Strongly above

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 169 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 8.6 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Highgate Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

The Olive School, Preston. 46 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR2 8EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 8EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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