What kind of home is 27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

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

What did 27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA sell for?

27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA last sold for £330,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £195,500 in November 2015, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

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

Across 2 sales between November 2015 and March 2021, 27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA rose from £195,500 to £330,000, a change of £134,500. That works out to roughly +10.3% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

The current EPC rating for 27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. It has improved from a F recorded in October 2015 (2 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 8EA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA use?

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

Are there any planning records for 27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in April 2022. Source: PlanIt planning register.

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

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

Which area is 27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA in?

27a, 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 27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

Police records around 27a, 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.

What schools are near 27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

The closest primary school to 27a, 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.

How well connected is 27a, Watling Street Road, PR2 8EA?

The closest bus stop to 27a, 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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27a, Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8EA

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 27a

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

27a is a three-bedroom detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 129 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 40 EPCs). Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 65.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

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

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2016

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2016from Oct 2015

EPC improved fromF36toD57

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

Mostly DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Low Energy Lighting

33%70%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

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

Apr 2022
Full
In report
Single storey garden room to rear, application of render and alteration and resurfacing of driveway
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
06/2022/0270
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£361,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£330,000

Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

26 March 2021Most recent
£330,000
+68.8%over 5 years
20 November 2015
£195,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 8EA: £310,000 (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.

27a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,558

Street avg £1,590

Strongly above

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 168 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

Above

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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

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

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